Jack (band)

Jack
Origin	Cardiff, Wales
Genres	Alternative rock, baroque pop, Britpop
Years active	1992–2002
Labels	Too Pure, Acaruela, Crepuscule
Associated acts	Jacques
Past members	Anthony Reynolds Matthew Scott Richard Adderley Patrick Pulzer Colin Williams George Wright James Lang Audrey Morse Lucy Wilkins Ruth Gottlieb

Jack were a British alternative rock band formed in Cardiff, Wales, in 1992. Their orchestral pop was heavily influenced by artists such as Scott Walker and drew comparisons to Pulp, Tindersticks and The Divine Comedy. The band attracted a cult following in the United Kingdom and continental Europe, particularly France, but they failed to match the commercial success of their britpop contemporaries. They split in 2002.

The band was formed in Cardiff in 1992 by singer-songwriter Anthony Reynolds and guitarist Matthew Scott. The pair moved to London in 1993, where they recruited Richard Adderley (guitar), Audrey Morse (violin), Patrick Pulzer (drums), Colin Williams (bass) and George Wright (keyboards).

They signed to Too Pure in 1995, with their first release for the label being the limited-edition "Kid Stardust" single, released in November that year. Their debut album, Pioneer Soundtracks, was released in June 1996.

Produced by Peter Walsh, the album garnered excellent reviews, but despite considerable touring both in the United Kingdom and Europe, the four initial singles drawn from the album, "Kid Stardust" (a tribute to Charles Bukowski), "Wintercomessummer", "White Jazz", and "Biography Of A First Son", failed to pick up any serious airplay and as a result sales were disappointing.

Morse had left the band a year after recording their debut. She was replaced by Lucy Wilkins in summer 1996. Wilkins was in turn replaced by Ruth Gottlieb the following year.

Following a renegotiation of their contract with Too Pure, they returned to the studio with Divine Comedy producer Darren Allison in autumn 1997 to work on their second album.

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