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Just Jack

Just Jack is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Chas Smash, Grace, The Cure and Kylie Minogue. Those roots explain a lot about how Just Jack arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Scouting for Girls, Rizzle Kicks, Jamie T, Example and Hard-Fi, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into PinkPantheress, Fancy That and Ed Sheeran, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 27 connections around Just Jack, reaching back through Chas Smash and forward to PinkPantheress. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.

Background

Jack Christopher Allsopp, known by his stage name Just Jack, is an English musician from Camden Town, London. He first came to prominence with the release of his 2007 single "Starz in Their Eyes", which reached number two on the UK Singles Chart. He has also since been known for the songs "Embers", peaking at number 17, and "The Day I Died", which peaked at number 11, and the track "Writer's Block".

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Roots — what shaped themLegacy — who they shapedKindred — same orbit
Just JackChas SmashGraceThe CureKylie MinoguePinkPantheressFancy ThatEd SheeranScouting for GirlsRizzle KicksJamie TExampleHard-FiThe EnemyThe StreetsThe Zutons

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Just Jack grew out of Chas Smash, Grace, The Cure and Kylie Minogue, shares an orbit with Scouting for Girls, Rizzle Kicks, Jamie T and Example, went on to shape PinkPantheress, Fancy That and Ed Sheeran. 27 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

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