Jack Kaye ANNOUNCES DEBUT EP 'GO EASY' OUT AUGUST 14TH
- Jul 8
- 2 min read
Jack Kaye today announces his debut solo EP, Go Easy - set for release August 14th on Fascination Street Records. The ex Magic Gang frontman also today shares new single, The Weight, which follows debut single Dora - released in May to critical acclaim from publications including NME, DIY, Dork, Clash and many more. To celebrate the EP release Jack will perform at The George Tavern on September 9th.
On new single, The Weight, Jack Kaye says
"There were lots of big life changes that happened for me around the same time. The end of the band kind of signalled that, and the wave of real, adult life knocked me back a bit. It's about coming to terms with the responsibility of real life; earning a living outside of the band, starting a family... I was also thinking about my Dad, and the ways I want to be like him as a parent, and the things I'd like to do differently. So that's in there as well"
It's been six years since Jack Kaye last released music with his band, The Magic Gang, after the group went their separate ways at the height of their powers, with two top twenty albums, countless international festivals and a sold out Camden Roundhouse under their belts. For Jack, what followed was a period of self reflection, reconciliation and experimentation, in music as in life. He followed old passions down new paths, collaborated with others, started a family and eventually, slowly but surely, rediscovered his voice.
His debut solo release is the result of that period. The EP puts a clear stamp on Jack's contribution to his old band's sound, while presenting a new depth in the lyrics, arrangements and production. His pop instincts are on display, but the words and their delivery are something new; there's a sense of experience absent in his previous work: A rugged maturity haunted by echoes of the Magic Gang's reckless abandon.
Influences can be picked out; from The Replacements to Dr Dog to Cate Le Bon, but the themes vary. Whether it's character centred storytelling, self reckoning, or forlorn romance, the EP carries both a sense of uplift and plaintive longing. Jack called on musician friends old (former bandmates Angus Taylor and Paeris Giles) and new (Asya Fairchild and George Boorman) to perform with him and play on the recordings. Fairchild's accompanying female vocal adds a tender counterpoint to Jack's brooding lead, with the result something distinctly collective: many voices united in a single room, boldly resetting the course of a cult, indie songwriter.
Jack Kaye - Go Easy // Fascination Street - 14/08/26
Tour Dates
July 7th - The George Tavern, London (with Kamran Khan)
August 13th - Kings Cross Summer Sounds, London
Sept 9th - The George Tavern, London (EP Launch)