Matinee - Jack Penate Album Review
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Album Review
At just 23, Jack ( Fabian ) Penate is making serious waves on the music scene. He's light years ahead of his chronoligical age.Visually, on stage, he's a perplexing mix of Elvis's swivel and some sort of yokel farm worker. Penate is no rock'n'roll throwback, as his music is cutting edge 21 century pop, with occassional attitude, when needed. His debut is full of the promise his singles hinted at. In the songs, which have large dollops of his south London twang, especially the rushed ones, he's never far away from remembering what makes instant impressions. He can unload a good bit of rockabilly swagger found on previous single Spit At Stars, though he's no budding Shakin'Stevens. He writes well, particularly the tender ones. My Yvonne can be nobody else but Penate, a strummed gem with glorious harmonies, heavenly backups, oh and that simplest of drum thuds. Stripping things back, just a bit, bumpy soul inflected Learning Lines is another single contender.
Striking the indie zone, the throbbing rush of Second, Minute Or Hour shows he's a match for the Arctic Monkeys anyday, as is Run For Your Life. Got My Favourite... touches on Just Jack, a nifty dance beast with a monster chorus. Going down the cool road, We Will Be Here is a song that defies his age, boosted by midway thrusting riffs , soaring vocals and lush orchestation. Just for fun, he slaps down a rasping Ska blast for Torn On The Platform that goes on a freewheel mission to the dizzy heights of 1978.
A Jack of all trades.
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