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Jack Adaptor

About Me

Jack Adaptor formed in London in 2002 from the remnants of the well-respected outfit Family Cat, and centre around the creative force of the two main protagonists, Paul Frederick and Christopher Cordoba. They like to write songs full of romance and disillusionment, detailing the everyday way people can rub against each other. Jack Adaptor's 4th album “Swimming Pool Lies” has songs that make despair and anxiety sound poignant yet comical, sincere yet ironic, familiar yet unique, set against the back drop of California or imagined California and everything that could bring to a pair of isolated songwriters conditioned to the harshness of London life. Available from shops, internet sites (including Cargo Records, itunes and Amazon) or www.jackadaptor.com.

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 21/07/2005
Band Website: www.jackadaptor.com
Band Members: Paul Frederick and Christopher Cordoba
Influences: Anne Enwright, Bernard Herrman, Martin Scorcese, Randy Newman, Will Ferrell, George Pelecanos, John Baker, Townes Van Zandt, AMC. Big Star, Richard Ford, Plush, 30 Rock, Steely Dan, Richard Thompson, Whiskeytown, Jayhawks, John Coltrane, John Cale, The Stooges, Miles Davis, Todd Rundgren, Outkast, Archie Shepp, Spoon, Be Bop Deluxe, Serge Gainsbourg, King Crimson, Joe Lansdale, Can, Free Design, Scott Walker, Raging Slab. John Adams, Raymond Carver, Phillip Roth, Mad Men.
Record Label: Schnitzel, Supple Pipe & Imprint
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

"Michael Jackson never sounded so good"

'Come Get Me Out Of Here' features a character reminiscing and obsessing about his first time, small town love. He has moved to the chaos of the city, she has stayed and married young, but that doesn...
Posted by on Fri, 04 Sep 2009 01:04:00 GMT

"Gonna Live a Long Time" - a new old song!

From the vaults comes "Gonna Live A Long Time"... an inspired romantic cut-up, or an eery lo-fi hip-hop lament for a lost love? Long, long ago Paul F wrote a set of lyrics pining over a recent break u...
Posted by on Wed, 22 Jul 2009 13:46:00 GMT

Jack Adaptor new single 'Noisy Money'

I wish I hadnt got coked up...'Noisy Money' is a heady mixture of 30-Rock paranoia, Larry Sanders star stage-fright and that old Jack Adaptor magic...a fantastic new song from the Swimming Pool Li...
Posted by on Wed, 08 Apr 2009 12:59:00 GMT

Review...time for the world to take notice.....

Happy new year! Here's a new review of 'Swimming Pool Lies' by Leonardo Clausi....top Italian journalist & renaissance man...Let us know what you think too.-Don Ritz-"Jack Adaptor have released Swimmi...
Posted by on Wed, 04 Feb 2009 09:30:00 GMT

SWP is here to stay, today!!

Dear all "Swimming Pool Lies" is Out Now on Imprint Records, distributed in the UK by Cargo. Everyone's talking about it! Well, they are in my house, anyway. And it's a big house. Please buy copies im...
Posted by on Thu, 20 Nov 2008 06:28:00 GMT

Swimming Pool Lies

Hello to you all out thereHope you're having great summers. Jack Adaptor have been working on getting the new LP ready for release later this year. It's called "Swimming Pool Lies" and will be release...
Posted by on Mon, 25 Aug 2008 20:21:00 GMT

last man standing LP

Hello everyone I think y'all should know about the imminent release of the LAST MAN STANDING LP "False Starts and Broken Promises" on April 16th. It's produced by none other than CORDOBA himself who a...
Posted by on Wed, 21 Mar 2007 07:55:00 GMT

Right Royal Release

Hello all Well, the good news is that "Right Royal" is finally given a proper, Europe-wide release on April 16th 2007!!! Distributed by Amato, it will be available on all your favourite digital m...
Posted by on Tue, 13 Mar 2007 07:15:00 GMT

TWO NEW ALBUMS

NEW ALBUMNEW TRACKS AVAILABLE TO DOWNLOAD NOW!!"Right Royal" is available right now.  Visit www.jackadaptor.com to buy a copy. Written  and recorded in London in summer and early autumn...
Posted by on Sun, 18 Jun 2006 20:30:00 GMT

don ritz calling

Hello all Don Ritz here at Jack Adaptor HQ! Been really busy since the New Year getting things ready for the release of the new LP - its called "Right Royal" and is on Supple Pipe records. In the s...
Posted by on Wed, 18 Jan 2006 05:43:00 GMT