The Isle of Wight isn't especially famous for producing things of a rock 'n' roll ilk (well except for that festival maybe), but that may all change with the emergence of Jackson Analogue.
Kicking things off with Out Of Reach, you would be forgiven for thinking that Soundgarden had reformed and were now purely a blues band. The main riff is low slung and simplistic, allowing vocalist Rob Holmes to wail in a manner not dissimilar to Chris Cornell. It's a thumping opening track, and although it could be described as derivative, it has an energy about it that makes it impossible to dismiss.
Disco is a far calmer track, acoustic guitars, a 'strawberry fields forever' keyboard and gentle vocals combining to create a perfectly pleasant come down after the storming opening track. It's a lull though, because Jackson Analogue are really built to rock. His Red Hand takes things back up a notch, bundling along like a blind blues man on amphetamines. A Hammond Organ adds an extra element seething and whirling behind an MC5 guitar riff and stirring things up into an almost tribal experience. Moody Man Left closes the proceedings, and is, a moody, brooding affair, which builds towards a chugging almost droning, ending. It's perhaps a little overlong, and not a great way to wrap things up. Rest assured though, when Jackson Analogue boil things down to basics they are an extremely exciting prospect indeed.
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