John Jacobs has been living the life of the proverbial night-owl for the past couple of years, prowling the acoustic haunts of Manchester and east Lancashire in the evenings and often working on his material until daybreak.
His acquired skill at penning a song has now been laid bare in his debut EP Sweetness Fades, a four-leaf songbook of great intent and intriguing observations.
He is at great ease intertwining tender, melancholic emotion with affecting parody in his songs. The four vignettes on Sweetness Fades, embellished with delicate piano and violin appear like mini case studies of the human condition. "Holy Hell, nothing's clean, will it ever be?" is the opening line of Howard Hughes, an insight into the maverick aviator's Obsessive, Compulsive Disorder.
Title track Sweetness Fades draws on the 23-year-old's ease at playing the voyeur, using allegory to paint an almost literary picture of times past.
Then there's the voice. Jacobs effortlessly straddles a line between hushed and haunting tones in perfect pitch. Fans of the modernist singer songwriter genre will be pleased to hear echoes of Damien Rice and Stephen Fretwell in both Jacobs’ songs and delivery. Of course there’s also touch of classical folk song and polite nods to his heroes like Bob Dylan and Neil Young.
It is this unrushed tempo to his musical meanderings that promise to create a path of their own in the future. A full album is on the way which if Sweetness Fades is anything to go by promises to be a must hear debut.
Watch this space!
M. Evans
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wow John, your music is very easy and soothing to listen to. you can easily tell who your musical influences are through your songs. i listened to all of them, but sweetness fades would have to be my favourite, it moved me to tears
well-done work! it's a promising breakthrough and this lyrical work of yours is a decent part of the song tradition which wouldn't be missing so easily in history.
I really like your sound, keep up the great work 
Let us know when and where we can buy the CD! 
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