User:Stereotypex/blackjackson

Black Jackson are an alternative rock band from  Radcliffe, Greater Manchester, England, formed in 2000. The band consists of Alexander Kowalczuk (lead vocals), Rob Ormerod (guitar), Pete Heywood (guitar, keyboards), Johnny Pilling (bass) and Micheal Irving (drums). The band were originally a four piece: keyboard player and rhythm guitarist Pete Heywood only more recently joined the band after working closely with them on a side project with Andy Chester's My Computer.

The band are currently working on their first full studio length album, after having released a multitude of demo's and samplers. The title of the album remains as yet still to be confirmed and the band have given away no clues as to it's content, however their past releases have gained them various critical acclaims. The band's "Howl" Demo (Released Aug 2006) won critical acclaim for the single "Don't Revolve", from Paul Lester of The Guardian, who proclaimed it to be "jaunty in the same weird, haunting, dark-folky way that early James were before they became a clapalong stadium attraction – a classic example of mystique-blowing", one of the bands previous releases the "End of Evermore" E.P (Released Feb 2005), gained Lester's attention for it's flagship single, "The Boy Became A Voodoo Doll". a single that Lester claims "starts off gently and, at its most severe, sounds a bit like John Lydon circa PiL's Metal Box shrieking in tongues about Prozac and torture and bruises". This particular single has proved to be of some notable success for the band, after being the Times Online's hottest download for April 26th, 2009, billed as "Sepulchral, twisted northern soul from the Manchester newcomers"

Though the band have begun to gain much attention in the past 12 months, they are no strangers to the press. On October 20th, 2006, Michelle Hussey of the BBC attended a Black Jackson show and claimed that "complete Black Jackson experience is an absolute thrill". Even Earlier, the bands 3-track demo "As Seen on T.V" was reviewed by David Adair of losingtoday.com and said to be "The Clash given a modern indie coating in the title track that spews out honesty and grit"

Though so far entirely self distributed, Black Jackson's music has proved popular among various age groups and they have built up quite a reputation. This year the band signed to the independent label Recreation records, and will be looking to release their album later this year.

Discography

 * The White Label (March 2003)
 * The Future's Female (Feb 2004)
 * End of Evermore (Feb 2005)
 * As Seen on TV (Aug 2005)
 * Howl Demo (Aug 2006)
 * Sorry I don't know Demo (Jan 2007)
 * And So It Is (Feb 2007)