Friday
Until fairly recently, Jack Cookson’s approach to songwriting had been dry, visceral and equally as cynical, but after a few of years of (un)quiet reflection away from music working in construction, he’s somehow writing with more optimism. After all, nobody wants another bloke with an acoustic guitar singing about his very relative crisis. Cookson’s songs cover the clear and present issues of male mental health stigma, disconnection from the natural world and subsequent obsession with tech.
Paired with near-virtuosic finger-style guitar arrangements as well as the odd bit of harmonica, a set from Jack is one you won’t forget.
Easy-going charm and fine songs – Ralph McTell
An astonishing lyricist – Tom Robinson, BBC 6 Music
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