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Jack Penate
Matinee [Bonus Tracks]
Release Date: 2007 10 01
Label: WEA
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Jack Penate got himself a hip producer in Jim Abbiss -- who had previously worked with the Arctic Monkeys, Editors, and Kasabian -- and released his debut album, Matinee, in the autumn of 2007. He already had the dance moves, the loud shirts, and an interesting set on the London club scene, so here was a chance to show that the music was worthy, too. With a singing style in the cockney accent of Lily Allen or Kate Nash, he differentiated himself from these singers by actually playing the guitar himself, with mixture of skiffle and ska, especially on the hit single "Torn on the Platform." Matinee included all the tracks that he had been performing live for over a year, including "Got My Favourite...," which had originally been released as a limited-edition 7" single, and "Spit at Stars," the lead track from his debut EP release. It wasn't all skiffle-style guitar, though -- the track "Run for Your Life," about an attempting mugging, gave the impression of running away to a pounding beat. The ballad "My Yvonne" was a plea from the heart, and "We Will Be Here" was a song with many different tempos, the verse opening as a heartfelt ballad and the chorus pumping the beat, and it introduced strings on a track for the first time. The backing music on both "Made of Codes" and "Second, Minute or Hour," which was the second official single, was very similar to the Housemartins' 1980s hit "Happy Hour," and the album ended with the mournful "When We Die," the titular phrase repeated over and over until fade-out, and a hidden track, "Picture Frames," which was an extension of the earlier song "Learning Lines." [This edition of Matinee included bonus tracks.] Sharon Mawer, All Music Guide

Tracks:
TitleComposerTime
1Spit at Stars
2Got My Favourite
3Have I Been a Fool
4Torn on the Platform
5Learning Lines
6Run for Your Life
7We Will Be Here
8Made of Codes
9My Yvonne
10Second Minute or Hour
11When We Die
12Good Weapon-Bonus Track
13Dub Be Good to Me-Bonus Track
14Cold Thin Line-Bonus Track
15Jack of All Trades ck
16On the Road







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