Streaky Jake - Whats Wrong? Nothing (album)
If you like the concept of the modern singer-songwriters but are finding them all too clean and polished to be believable, then Streaky Jake may be right up your street. The entire record seems to be covered in a layer of murky grime that slightly mutes and muffles the tracks but doesn’t hide the finger-picking styles or the grizzled vocal delivery.
‘Jake You Fool….’ swings like an early blues track, with the vocals being reminiscent of The Soledad Brothers whereas other tracks will be lapped up by fans of Bonnie ‘Prince’ Billy.
The quiet tone of the record does represent a small barrier to the listener but certainly not an insurmountable one and this lo-fi offering has a few tricks up its sleeve to warrant repeated plays. The harmonica interplay on ‘I’ve Done This Before…’ is quite charming and should put a smile on anyone’s face.
3/5
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