Sandgrown - Jack Cooper of Ultimate Painting's rst solo record - is nine concisely
beautiful songs inspired by his hometown of Blackpool and his upbringing on England's
Fylde Coast.
"Everyone's from somewhere," says Jack. "I don't think it's particularly important people
know this album is about Blackpool, but I think everyone can empathise with the themes
on the record." Evoking the delicate but often widescreen musicality of Bill Fay and the
abstract lyricism of the late 60s Scott Walker records, as well as the more experimental
sounds of John Cale and Robert Wyatt, Sandgrown is a collection of tranquil ballads that
evoke feelings of nostalgia and re-evaluation about where you come from, wherever
that may be.
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