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Photograph: Eamonn McCormack/BFC/Getty Images for BFCJack Howard – Were You Born to be Alive?Last year Jack Howard, the long-serving trumpet player for the classic pub rock band Hunters & Collectors, released a startling electronica album called Lightheavyweight 2. It was a world away from his better-known material, but this swinging mid-tempo anthem returns him to more familiar territory.
What do you get when you cross an insistent bass line reminiscent of 90s video games with industrial, hip-hop and punk influences? Whatever the question, Genesis Owusu is the answer. It’s been great fun watching the rise and rise of the chameleonic Canberra musician since his eclectic debut album, 2021’s Smiling With No Teeth, and this hurtling single from his follow-up is just as thrilling. Whether rapping, singing or something in between, Owusu’s flexible vocal style crosses genres with ease.
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