Jack Peñate is tagged as: indie, singer-songwriter, british, alternative, indie pop
Born 1984 Jack Peñate is a singer / songwriter from Blackheath south London, he is the grandson of Mervyn Peake author and illustrator of The Gormenghast Trilogy
Along with artists like Lily Allen Jamie T Kate Nash Adele, etc. He often included in "Estuary English" package with British musicians - for 2006/2007 British trend of young musicians sing without consciously changing their spoken English accents (Estuary English is commonly spoken around the South East of England particularly in London [and even more particularly among young people] seen as a compromise between Cockney and RP)
At 17, he started the band Jack's Basement with his friend Felix White band split into two half go on to form other images The Maccabees Jack Peñate band inklusive JOEL Porter (bass) and Alex Robins (drums) After having started a Classics degree at UCL, he was with London indie club and label Young Turks, and his studies were back in favor of a music career
His eclectic mix of styles including elements of his varied influences ranging from rockabilly and folk music to jazz and trip-hop, he lists Prince Jeff Buckley Shuggie Otis Todd Rundgren JJ Cale Harry Nilsson and Herbie Hancock among his influences, but he delivers a genuine London voice and still su... Read More About Jack Peñate Biography...
