#18 ‘Pull My Heart Away’ – Jack Penate
December 14, 2009Yes yes i’m aware that his first album was hilariously bad, but there is weight to this obligatory pop entry. I can think of 2 particular examples where i’ve had to dramatically re-think my opinion of once-hated acts this year (the most stunning of which is saved for my #1, for the record…), and am not afraid to admit that Jack Penate is now a subject of quiet intrigue in my musical outlook…
So there he is 2 years ago – championed in the same breath as Lily Allen and Jamie T – making a quick buck out of that awful Torn On The Platform record, and getting mercilessly found out with his debut album. Then, he goes and records a genuinely mature, ambitious, worldly, etc etc etc follow-up that gets critically praised… and he sells no records. And i mean nothing. Not even out-and-out pop belter Pull My Heart Away – resplendent with handclaps and choir – shifts any units. And it’s really good. The rest of the album has some of the strangest latin/afrobeat flavoured production to ever make it on a pop record, and yet poor Jack finds himself in the uncomfortable position of being critically adored whilst nosediving out of public consciousness. Pity.
‘Pull My Heart Away’ – Jack Penate
