“Eclectic” is a word beloved of music writers, but sometimes, like the superlative adjectives, it manages to escape the prison of overuse and actually apply to something in a totally appropriate and valid way. The Vermont collective Jack O’the Clock,…
View More Jack O’the Clock – The Warm, Dark Circus
The latest chapter in the endlessly fascinating musical chronicle of Damon Waitkus sees the criminally little-known alt-Americana exponent par excellence continue to finely hone his songwriting craft at the helm of the good ship Jack O’the Clock, and seemingly, much…
View More Jack O’the Clock – Leaving California
Living on the wrong side of The Pond, it is highly unlikely I will ever get to see the thoroughly beguiling modern skewed Americana construct who trade under the unlikely name of Jack O’The Clock cast their musical spells from…
View More Jack O’The Clock – Witness
In this update we feature: > Phillip Johnston – The Adventures of Prince Achmed > Tap Theory – Am I Cool Yet? [EP] > Forgas Band Phenomena – L’Oreille Électrique > Jack O’The Clock – Repetitions Of The Old City…
View More A Different Aspect #25
If you have never entered the alluring soundworld of American band Jack O’The Clock then you are in for a treat. Musical polymath Damon Waitkus has led his Americana-infused chamber pop orchestra through all manner of changes over the years…
View More Jack O’The Clock – Repetitions of The Old City – I
I have had this short album – or long EP, whatever – in my “to do” pile for quite a while, and a recent discussion on a Facebook thread with those fine Bad Elephant chaps about cover versions prompted me…
View More Jack O’The Clock – Outsider Songs
Night Loops is the fourth album from the genre-defying American band Jack O’The Clock, a band I had lost track of since their rather obtuse but still fun second album How Are We Doing And Who Will Tell Us?, released…
View More Jack O’The Clock – Night Loops