London born, Brighton based, Jack Valero straddles continents infusing classic, old school British song-writing with a timeless American rock sound creating a transatlantic indie-rock mash-up. With lyrics mixing inward retrospection and confronting the World’s state of affairs, Jack zones in on the gaps between the light and dark, infusing his songs with 'melodies that hook in your head and heart ' (The Line Of Best Fit). Jack and his band are in a lane of their own with a hint of Tom Petty and 'Feels of classic Elvis Costello... (Chris Hawkins BBC 6 Music).
Jack Valero has kickstarted a big year so far with his new singles ‘Pull Back The Hammer’, ‘Temporary Helplessness’ and ‘Catch My Soul’ all taken from his debut EP due for release 15th Sept. The EP is his first release under a new deal with Modern Sky, where he joins a burgeoning roster which includes The Lottery Winners, Jamie Webster, The Slow Readers Club and Red Rum Club.
His conversational lyricism, understated wit and a knack for timeless British pop songwriting caught the attention of new music champions, earning airplay from John Kennedy at Radio X, Amazing Radio, XS Manchester and Chris Hawkins at 6 Music being moved to say "This is so good. SO good...What a beautiful thing".
