BBQ Heart, by Jack Lee

BBQ Heart

by Jack Lee

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1.	RNR (From Last Century) 02:43	buy track
2.	Nice Mice 02:38	buy track
3.	Look At Me 02:19	buy track
4.	BBQ Heart 01:36	buy track
5.	Let Down 01:41	buy track
6.	Gloom 02:06	buy track
7.	Otter 01:20	buy track
8.	Kentucky Lullaby 02:02	buy track
9.	Everything I've Done 01:25	buy track
10.	Look At Me (Piano Reprise) 02:04	buy track

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Having spent his formative years fronting Sydney’s home town heroes ‘Beef Jerk’ (Trouble In Mind), Lee has been fully through the garage rock wringer, and come out the other side as poetic as you’d expect from someone with a two year stint in Edinburgh under their belt. ‘BBQ Heart' is Lee’s first set of solo recordings since 2017’s barnstorming ‘Infinity Rock N’ Roll’ on French label Beko. Skimming for genres could make easy catch of ’slacker’ or ‘dole-wave’, but tread deeper and you’ll find a high level of proliferation steeped in introspection and cultural dissection.

Anthemic opener ‘RNR…’ gets things off to a slow start, a strung out rock waltz of memory in crisis with the conductor’s tuning fork being continuously pelted at the wall. Child like levels of story telling on ’Nice Mice’ and ‘Otter’ brighten things up, with the accompaniment of brisk strolling tempos and catchy lead lines reminiscent of native predecessors Sleepy Township and The Cannanes, the latter a clear influence on Lee’s music, his uncle being a one time member. Off kilter from thematic jangling with thick fuzz filling in any audible gaps, title track ‘BBQ Heart’ satirises notions of nationalistic pride, delivered in a signature drawl, while the sluggish organ led ballads of ’Gloom’ and ‘Look At Me’ wave a flag for melancholic self reflection. ’Kentucky Lullaby’ gives a soul injection to similar ideas and the also lounge-y ’Everything I’ve Done’ flies by like a concise closing statement, leading to temperamental piano reprise ‘Look At Me’. Figurative, fictional and anecdotal, this loose as a goose album is over in just 20 minutes, it’s a rock pocket book you can take to the park with your picnic.

Far from the days of Beef Jerk, Lee recently graduated with a masters in town planning and currently works full time as a heritage consultant in Sydney. With a second book of poetry to be published imminently and ‘BBQ Heart’ marking his 5th solo album, Lee holds an admirable commitment to his hobbies, one to inspire bedroom rockers around the world.

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released December 10, 2021

Produced and Recorded by Sam Wilkinson & Jack Lee in Turrella NSW Australia

Mixed & Mastered by Chris Hopkins in Woking, Surrey UK

Cover Photo by Caitie Lawless
Design by Chris Hopkins

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