''Jack'' is the debut EP by British

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. It was released in March 1991 through

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. Akin to Moose's two succeeding EPs, the album showcases a distortion-heavy

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style, which was abandoned shortly before the recording of the band's debut album, ''...XYZ'' (1992). In 2012, the title track from the EP was included on

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' list "10 Great Shoegaze Songs Submerged Beneath the Surface."

Critical reception

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critic Jason Ankeny described the record as "a galvanizing and commanding debut", stating that the EP "immediately establishes Moose as noisemakers par excellence, creating

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-rich pop with an urgency and ferocity not heard since

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's landmark '' Psychocandy''." Ankeny also wrote: "Over just a handful of songs, Moose manage to convey the full scope of the shoegazer aesthetic."

Track listing

All songs written by Kevin McKillop and Russell Yates. # "Jack" — 3:43 # "Ballad of Adam and Eve" — 4:13 # "Boy" — 3:44 # "I'll Take Tomorrow" — 3:04

Personnel

;Moose * Russell Yates — guitar, vocals * Kevin J. McKillop — guitar * Damien Warburton — drums * Jeremy Tishler — bass ;Other personnel * Guy Fixsen — production * C. Whitehead — photography

References

External links

* {{Discogs master, 20569, type=EP, ''Jack'' (EP) 1991 debut EPs Moose (band) albums Shoegaze EPs Hut Records EPs