Jack Colwell & The Owls Single Launch

Raised on ‘60s folk and classically-trained as a composer at Sydney’s prestigious Conservatorium of Music, Jack Colwell chose the alt-pop path. The “classically-trained/pop-brained” Sydney-sider is due to release the sing-and-whistle-and-slap-along single, “Hopechest”, this October. “Hopechest” pays homage to the godmother of freak folk, Vashti Bunyan. Inspired by her unique song-writing style, Colwell wrote the song to celebrate the diversity of her music.

Vashti Bunyan has heavily influenced the likes of Joanna Newsom, Animal Collective and Devendra Banhardt. With Vashti’s blessing, Jack reworked her 1969 release, “Just Another Diamond Day,” into what he re-titled “Hopechest”; the first single from the debut album, ‘Picture Window’. Due for release 2012, the album features collaborations with the likes of Daisy M Tulley (Bridezilla). Colwell describes “Hopechest” as “chamber pop”, but he truly is the explorer of a great many sounds.
Jack’s talented band, The Owls, are an ever-rotating line-up of friends and like-minded artists, including multi-instrumentalists Miles Horler, Hayden Woolf and Genevieve Fricker. As a live act, Jack Colwell & The Owls are a colourful and energetic experience: often compared to Patrick Wolf and Nick Cave. Colwell’s performances are described as dramatic, and often confronting

“HOPECHEST” SINGLE LAUNCHES:
OCTOBER 29 – SYDNEY
FBI Social, Kings Cross
w/ Brendan Maclean and Post Paint

NOVEMBER 19 – CANBERRA
The Front Gallery, Lyneham
w/ Lachlan Bryan

NOVEMBER 26 – MELBOURNE
The Empress Hotel, Fitzroy North
w/ Tully on Tully and Townhouses