“You can’t help getting hooked in” - Brighton and Hove News
“...with a cheeky Dollyesque smile and a Johnny Cash delivery she turns out to be quite mesmerizing to watch and listen to in equal measure...” - RPM OnlineIf honest, conversational songsand a big voice are your things, then Brighton-based singer-songwriter JACK VALERO has got you covered. Influenced by the likes of Tom Petty, DMAs, and more latterly Sam Fender reflecting his other enduring love of a huge tune.
Throughout childhood Jack found himself sitting at the epicentre of British indie music culture with both of his parents playing a core role in the brit music scene both musically and through their activism for positive political change in the UK.
Summers meant the festival circuit. Mixing this musical upbringing and the arrival of the ‘Guitar Hero’ video game, Jack’s musical taste graduated beyond his parent's influence and along with his newly honed guitar skills the Valero spark was ignited and his first band ‘Teenage Wasteland’ was formed with his best mates from school.Here’s something a bit special. Twenty year old crooner/songwriter/matinee-idol-in-waiting/angry young man EVAN WILLIAMS (remember that name!) releases his debut single ‘When The Shutters Rise Again’ through Peter Doherty’s Strap Originals label on Friday 26th November. Startlingly precocious, it is a bitter protest song for our times and a delicious slice of infectious pop combining the baroque stylings of Arthur Lee with the soul mining smarts of Josef K. The song quotes some lines from Vitai Lampada, the most famous work of First World War poet Sir Henry Newbolt and a particular favourite of Evan’s grandfather.
Share With Friends