
Jake Renk
Culture Club (New York)
Jake likes thinking about QVC shopping addicts and tennis and singers. On singers he has some opinions. Tom Waits is the best vocalist, Nina Simone has the best voice, and Roberta Flack has the most raw talent. Key tracks for those three: ‘If You Knew / Let It Be Me (Live At Vine St. Bar & Grill/1987)’, Nina; ‘First Time I Saw Your Face’, Roberta Flack. And then you have to listen to at least two Tom Waits songs to hear how good his delivery is, so, ‘God’s Away On Business’ and ‘Way Down In The Hole’ (if you hate ‘Gods Away On Business’, listen to ‘Martha’). Honorable mentions, Dylan, Byrne, Isaac Wood, Kendrick Lamar, David Berman. Oh yeah, and he’s also part of our Culture Club internship scheme.