press
"If the first High Llamas or the few
good songs from Hal are ones of your i-Pod favorites, then you are
likely to love Jack and the’s music.
Vacation (a Pop Manifesto) is a sunny escapade, an
oasis of happiness, a celebration of musical happiness so joyful that
it is impossible to resist to its melodic hooks."
Jackie Hayden, Hotpress
(Ireland)
“a smooth, laidback sound that swings
along like a horizontal Steely Dan meets Beautiful South […]
brimful of glorious harmonies […] good Beatles-ish keyboards,
McCartney-esque vocals and a feelgood sensibility”
Benoit Gaudibert, L’ Est
Républicain (France)
“With talent, Julien Lonchamp (aka Jack
and the’) composes songs with catchy melodies and original rhythms,
making him a dignified successor of Brian Wilson.”
