Friday, 10 August 2007
E J Cartledge (Inpress - 8/8/07)
Jack Howard & The Long Lost Brothers
My Lucky Day
A few familiar chords into opening track Let Me Live and one could be forgiven for thinking it's Hunters & Collectors circa Human Frailty all over again. And this is no bad thing'if the rest of trumpeter extraordinaire Jack Howard's third full solo release tilted its hat to retrospective sentiment then swags of the remaining faithful would feel satisfied. But this is no indulgent wander down memory lane, no pub-rock training run. Rather,...
Friday, 26 November 2004
Jeff Glorfeld
Jack Howard has been a part of the Melbourne music scene for many years, notably as a part of the horn section in the fantastic Hunters and Collectors, and now as the leader of his own band. His latest effort shows he's stepping out in his own right. With backing from Nicky Del Rey on guitars, Barry Stockley on bass and Sharky Ramos on drums, Howard seems to be relishing the role of front man and has become an accomplished lead singer. But where he's made the most progress is as a songwriter, inc...
Sunday, 21 November 2004
Lee Howard
The clues gather. Tick one. It's Australian. The brassy opener, Losin' My Mind, is a slice of that delicious funked-up style served so well by Continental Robert and Joe Camilleri in their various guises.
Tick two. The mariachi horns on the delightful Pendulum hint of something.
Tick three. Fallen Angel confirms that it is that Jack Howard, the one whose trumpet was such a key part of Hunters and Collectors down the years.
Now that is known, comparisons with late, great Hunnas begin t...
Sunday, 07 November 2004
Maryanne Window
Jack Howard has certainly not been idle since his former band, Hunters And Collectors, called it a day.
Let's Fall In Love is his third album in the last four years and it showcases the distinctive vocals and trumpet playing that have become his trademark as a singer/songwriter and solo artist.
The album is probably as far removed from the pub rock anthems of H & C as you can get, yet the sound of Howard's trumpet somehow evokes the memories and emotions of those days gone by.
Let's...
Friday, 29 October 2004
Tony Hillier
Jack Howard's third offering in four years is an unexpected treasure; an album you could definitely fall in love with. Howard was an integral part of Hunters and Collectors for many years – as trumpeter, backing vocalist and songwriter – and he's also recorded and toured with those other much loved Oz rock bands, Midnight Oil, the Living End, Died Pretty and The Models. On the evidence of Let's fall In Love, his new band, The Long Lost Brothers, might also make an indelible impression on the ...
