“‘Phase’ has been a long time coming. At 13, Jack Garratt was one of seven unsuccessful finalists hoping to represent the UK at the 2005 Junior Eurovision Song Contest. Eleven years later, following a pre-uni acoustic blues phase and a stint of BBC Introducing support, the bearded Buckinghamshire lad has won both the BBC Sound of 2016 poll and the BRITs’ Critics’ Choice Award with his subwoofer-fri”
“Hotly hyped UK singer/songwriter Jack Garratt blends earnest bluesman's style with a light fizz of electronica and quavering voice. His debut seems forged from equal parts James Blake and Jai Paul, and somewhere inside the sentiment and bombast you can hear a sensitive man who's trying to explore his flaws and desires candidly.”
