PAUL JACKS, In Other Words
In my November 2018 review of Defractor, the official solo debut of offbeat, iconoclastic indie-pop singer/songwriter Paul Jacks - after years as frontman of the Anchorage based band Smile Ease - I had a lone criticism amidst reveling in its magical electronic “beat swirling” twists on the classic Gary Numan/OMD/Joy Division vibe. I loved the overall vibrancy, the bright grooves, atmospheric melodies and soaring production values. Yet I also felt his ethereal vocals, while em