Jack is the debut EP by British rock band Moose. It was released in March 1991 through Hut Records. Akin to Moose's two succeeding EPs, the album showcases a distortion-heavy shoegazing style, which was abandoned shortly before the recording of the band's debut album, ...XYZ (1992).[1][2][3]
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| Released | March 1991 | |||
| Genre | Shoegazing | |||
| Length | 14:44 | |||
| Label | Hut | |||
| Producer | Guy Fixsen | |||
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In 2012, the title track from the EP was included on PopMatters' list "10 Great Shoegaze Songs Submerged Beneath the Surface."[1]
Critical reception
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [4] |
Allmusic critic Jason Ankeny described the record as "a galvanizing and commanding debut", stating that the EP "immediately establishes Moose as noisemakers par excellence, creating feedback-rich pop with an urgency and ferocity not heard since the Jesus and Mary Chain's landmark Psychocandy." Ankeny also wrote: "Over just a handful of songs, Moose manage to convey the full scope of the shoegazer aesthetic."[4]
Track listing
editAll songs written by Kevin McKillop and Russell Yates.
- "Jack" — 3:43
- "Ballad of Adam and Eve" — 4:13
- "Boy" — 3:44
- "I'll Take Tomorrow" — 3:04
Personnel
edit- Moose
- Russell Yates — guitar, vocals
- Kevin J. McKillop — guitar
- Damien Warburton — drums
- Jeremy Tishler — bass
- Other personnel
- Guy Fixsen — production
- C. Whitehead — photography
References
edit- ^ a b Fisher, Joseph (12 September 2012). "Bubbling Up: 10 Great Shoegaze Songs Submerged Beneath the Surface". PopMatters. Retrieved 28 December 2015.
- ^ Fisher, Joseph (9 June 2011). "Moose's '. . . Xyz', Remastered". PopMatters. Retrieved 28 December 2015.
- ^ Bush, Josh. "Moose". Allmusic. Retrieved 28 December 2015.
- ^ a b Ankeny, Jason. "Moose - Jack [EP]". Allmusic. Retrieved 28 December 2015.