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Jack Penate - Matinee
| Spin | | With enough exuberance to illuminate his native London, singer/songwriter Jack Peñate sounds as if he'd be overjoyed to lead a Hall & Oates cover band. However, the lad crafts his own radiant brand of pop: Don't even try to resist "Run for Your Life" or "Second, Minute or Hour," featuring the immortal rhyme "I act stupid / Due to Cupid." Occasionally, you wish Peñate would just calm down already -- even the ballads feel a little rushed -- but his ordinarybloke vocals and eager hooks never fail to please. Note to Lily Allen: Please cover "Have I Been a Fool?" ASAP....full text |
| | Guardian | | Mervyn Peake's singing grandson, Jack Peñate, was mocked by the hipster-baiting tune LDN Is a Victim, but what kind of misanthrope could fail to like his big-hearted mix of rockabilly and ska? Despite having links with Lily Allen's west London crowd, he seems to have landed in 2007 by some time-travel mishap....full text |
| | Musicomh | | Jack Peñate has been a busy boy. He quit his degree in Classics at UCL when it became clear that music was his calling and he signed on with XL Recordings. One year on and he has toured the country, danced his socks off through the festival season, been jogging for his music videos and his ska fuelled, high energy singles have received plenty of airplay. So with the release of his debut album Matinee I'm not sure when he's going to be able to enjoy all of this success!...full text |
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