Jacob Yates and the Pearly Gate Lockpickers - Luck
£7.00 - £21.99
Jacob Yates and the Pearly Gate Lockpickers - Luck
£7.00 - £21.99
**LPs and CDs will ship on Jan 16th 2026**
The debut album from Jacob Yates & the Pearly Gate Lockpickers. 1st issued by RE:PEATER Records in June, 2011. A limited edition of 30 LPs with a screen printed sleeve featuring artwork by Russel Elder is now available from Errol's Hot Wax (Digipack CDs also available with original art by Hrafnhildur Halldorsdottir).
With lyrical content spanning subjects as diverse as soft drinks, Dundee and family bereavement, a vocal delivery akin to Nick Cave and a musical style recalling Tom Waits’ more rustic moments (Heartattack & Vine, Mule Variations) the Yates’ have hit a winning formula on their debut album ‘Luck’.
From the haunting opening track ‘Mark’ through to the closing doom-wop epic ‘When You Left Me’, the record is a perfect balance between Jake’s gritted delivery and the Lock Pickers sludged playing. The twisted rockabilly of ‘The Black Dog’, vitriolic rock ‘n’ roll of ‘Can’t Stop’ and the next single ‘Lemonade’ - which sounds like the ghost of Bo Diddley covering the hand-jive from beyond the grave - ensure that this record has something for anyone that likes their music raw, dark and left-field.
4 Stars - The Skinny
4.5 Stars - Is This Music?
“Single of the Fortnight. 5 stars. ‘Can’t Stop’ is all tumbling drums, twangy chords and plonking piano from the ex-Uncle John and Whitelock boys. They call it ‘doom-wop, and who are we to argue?” – The List
“outrageous Glasgow Rock ‘n’ Roll teleported from the Fifties dance halls and replete with the colourful language and humour of the city... you will not be disappointed“ - Artrocker
"Tinged with the street preaching madness of an early years Nick Cave, Lovatt‘s gritted storytelling and red raw delivery is truly one of the cities most exhilarating thrills" – Drowned In Sound
Jacob Lovatt - Guitars & Vocals
Richard Holmes - Guitars
Jamie Bolland - Piano & Organ
Michael Bleazard - Traps
Recorded at Green Door Studios, Glasgow, in 2010 by Emily McLaren & Stu Evans.
EHW012: Available on digipack CD and on limited edition vinyl with screen printed sleeve and full colour insert (cd / vinyl purchase includes digital download).
