So, Jack. Jack is a band I've been spinning a bit for the past few months. They are a band that just about has their shit together, but aren't quite there yet. They have almost all of the pieces they need to be a successful band, perhaps even a very successfull band. They have a singer with chops and range that you don't hear very often at all, unless you're listening to broadway or opera. He doesn't sing in those styles, usually it's more of a rock-growl, or even a shreek. They've got a lead guitarist who's really, really good. They've got a drummer who's steady and likes to thump. And when they put it all together, sometimes it totally rocks.

I've seen them live a few times now, and I have a good time at their shows. They used to throw some pretty bad-ass basement shows before some unsympathetic neighbors moved in. The last one had a line up better than most shows I go to in proper venues: Goes Cube, Die! Die! Die!, and Annuals. I saw them at the Cake Shop on Friday night, and it was decent. I'll definitely go see them again the next time they play.

I think that they will indeed finish putting the pieces together and be a very good band. When they do, I think that it will often sound a lot like this:

Jack - Suicide Man

Check out the ridiculous vocals and big chorus. This is off of an EP that they're selling at shows called The Impossible Sound. I hear that they're adding a bass player, may soon record an album, and sign to a label; more on all that when and if it happens.

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