Album: Jack Peñate, Everything is New, (XL Recordings)

Sunday 21 June 2009 00:00 BST

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Can Peñate follow up his gold-selling debut album, hold on to his youthful fans and win over us jaded rock critics at the same time?

The short answer, to all three questions, is no – because the cheeky-chappy charm that made Peñate such a winning live act has been replaced by an earnestness that simply pleads with us to take him seriously. Hard to, when the kick-off single from Everything Is New boasts what can only be described as a deep-house backing track. It's that mockney accent that still grates most, though.

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