Jack Peñate
Born 1984, Jack Peñate is a singer/songwriter from Blackheath, South London… Read Full Bio ↴Born 1984, Jack Peñate is a singer/songwriter from Blackheath, South London. He is the grandson of Mervyn Peake, author and illustrator of The Gormenghast Trilogy.

Along with the likes of Lily Allen, Jamie T, Kate Nash, Adele, etc, he is often included in the "Estuary English" pack of UK musicians - the 2006/2007 UK trend of young musicians singing without consciously altering their spoken English accent. (Estuary English being the accent commonly found around the south east of England, most notably in London [and even more notably among the youth], considered a compromise between Cockney and RP)

At 17 he started the band Jack's Basement with his friend Felix White. The band split in two, one half going on to form The Maccabees, the other forming Jack Peñate's band, including Joel Porter (bass) and Alex Robins (drums). Having started a Classics degree at UCL he hooked up with London indie club and label, Young Turks and his studies were dropped in favour of a music career.

His eclectic mix of styles incorporates elements of his varied influences which range from rockabilly and folk to jazz and trip-hop. He lists Prince, Jeff Buckley, Shuggie Otis, Todd Rundgren, JJ Cale, Harry Nilsson and Herbie Hancock among his influences. Yet he delivers a genuine London voice and still manages to sound original.

His live performances are characterised by his much commented, "individualist" style of dancing where he plays guitar and dances simultaneously with a vigorous fluidity - he finds it hard to keep still.

In autumn 2006, Peñate signed to XL Recordings who delivered main-stream success with the release of his debut album Matinée. It was followed up in 2009 with Everything is New.
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Jack Peñate Lyrics


Be The One Be the one (repeat) The stage was set for me to…
Body Down He's gonna take you in the end So you might as…
Dub be good to me Friends tell me I am crazy And I'm wasting time with…
Every Glance You said I was free to do what I wanted, I…
Everything Is New I was living with these blinkers on my eyes And the…
Give Yourself Away Five gold coins fall from your fingers And fly into the…
Got My Favourite Got my favourite pair of crepes on The ones with golden…
Have I Been A Fool We made amends but nothing's mended As what I gave can…
Have I Been a Fool? We made amends but nothing's mended As what I gave can…
Learning Lines When things have been said so many times You repeat back…
Let's All Die It seems to me, there's something right, In celebrating the…
Let’s All Die It seems to me, there's something right, In celebrating the …
Made of Codes The small divides along the sides of rulers always amazed…



Minute Second Or Hour Separated and negated, it seems fated We have to find out…
My Yvonne Boy in love, I wish that I was Meaulnes Look above…
Pull My Heart Away I'm ripping your posters off the wall I'm moving the boxes…
Run For Your Life On city streets you need to Be careful who you speak…
Second Minute or Hour Separated and negated, it seems fated We have to find out…
Second, Minute or Hour seperated,and negated,it seems fated,we have to find out mor…
So Near I took another step To find out which way my feet…
Spit at Stars Living without reason, dwarfed, alone, imprisoned Wondering …
Tonight's Today I'm in a haze An in between stage Cos I'm not awake But…
Torn On The Platform Once more just before I'm leaving Torn on the platform Once …
We Will Be Here So small, oh, so small are we By we, I mean…
When We Die When we die, when we die When we die, when we…


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