Thursday 26 March 2009

The Comeback Kids Pt. 2



About a week ago I remembered another comeback single that I totally meant to include with the previous post, but completely forgot about: Just Jack with Embers. Just Jack was a cheeky chappy who had a hit with Starz in their Eyes back in 2007. It was a perky, catchy pop song that poked fun at our celebrity-obsessed culture - any more serious ambitions were surely thwarted by the z in Starz. Once again, he showed little in the way of depth, fading away after that single, and many more expected that fading process to continue. However, upon his return he presented us with the thoughtful, string-laden single Embers. There was little in his previous oeuvre to suggest such a pensive track, and with the hand-claps, overlapping vocals, Embers is the perfect soundtrack for lazy sunny days.

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