{{Short description|English singer-songwriter, musician, and record producer}} {{For|the American football executive with the same name|Jack Steadman (American football executive)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=May 2023}} {{Infobox musical artist | name = Mr Jukes | origin = Hong Kong | birth_name = Jack William Thomas Steadman | birth_date = {{birth based on age as of date|24|2014|01|17}} | years_active = 2005–present | instruments = {{hlist|Vocals|guitar|keyboards|piano}} | website = {{URL|jukesjukes.com}} | associated_acts = Bombay Bicycle Club | genre = {{flatlist| * Indie rock * soul<ref>{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/gb/artist/mr-jukes/204005534|title=Mr Jukes on Apple Music|website=Apple Music}}</ref> * funk<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.discogs.com/Mr-Jukes-God-First/master/1209484|title=Mr Jukes - God First|website=Discogs}}</ref> }} | label = Island<ref name="auto">{{cite web|url=http://www.islandrecords.co.uk/island-artists/mr-jukes/|title=mr jukes - Artists|publisher=Island Records|access-date=27 November 2017|archive-date=1 December 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171201040624/http://www.islandrecords.co.uk/island-artists/mr-jukes/|url-status=dead}}</ref> }} '''Jack Steadman''' (born 1989 or 1990),<ref>{{cite news |last1=Bray |first1=Elisa |title=Bombay Bicycle Club interview: Saddled with success |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/features/bombay-bicycle-club-interview-saddled-success-9066682.html |access-date=13 April 2021 |work=The Independent |date=17 January 2014 |url-access=registration}}</ref> also known by the name of his solo project '''Mr Jukes''' (sometimes stylised as '''mr jukes'''), is an English singer-songwriter, musician, and record producer best known as the vocalist and primary songwriter of the indie rock band Bombay Bicycle Club since its formation in 2005. He released his debut album as Mr Jukes, ''God First'', in 2017.
==Career== Bombay Bicycle Club announced a hiatus in January 2016 as the band members had decided to pursue their own individual projects.<ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.nme.com/news/music/bombay-bicycle-club-2-1206753 |title=Bombay Bicycle Club are going on hiatus|first=David|last= Renshaw|date=29 January 2016| work=NME}}</ref> Steadman had embarked on a round-the-world trip without flying and recording his solo album.<ref>{{cite news |url= https://www.theguardian.com/music/2017/jul/18/bombay-bicycle-club-jack-steadman-round-the-world-travel-diary-photography-music|title=Bombay Bicycle Club's Jack Steadman: my trip around the world – in pictures |date=18 July 2017 |work=The Guardian }}</ref> In Shanghai, Steadman boarded a cargo ship and set up a studio in his cabin and began writing his solo album.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.vice.com/en/article/jack-steadman-mr-jukes-interview-god-first-bombay-bicycle-club/ |title= How Jack Steadman Finally Expressed Himself as Mr Jukes|first=Jamie |last=Milton|date=5 June 2017 |work= Noisey }}</ref>
The name Mr Jukes comes from a character in Joseph Conrad's ''Typhoon'' named Jukes, who was second in command on a ship heading into a typhoon. Steadman read the book while he was travelling on the cargo ship.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.gigwise.com/features/110894/jack-steadman-on-mr-jukes-travelling-the-world-bombay-bicycle-club |title=Jack Steadman, aka Mr Jukes, on his new solo project, travelling the World + Ending Bombay Bicycle Club |work=Gigwise }}</ref> The opening song of Mr Jukes' debut album is titled after the same novella.
On 21 March 2014, English singer/songwriter Sivu released the single "Can't Stop Now". The digital single included a remix by Mr Jukes.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://open.spotify.com/album/5zkUxL8tW8qNB4jiJw1do6?si=vLX432zESGa4Al7DANp9vA|title=Sivu - Can't Stop Now|website=Spotify|date=21 March 2014|access-date=20 April 2023}}</ref>
Mr Jukes' debut album ''God First'' was released on 14 July 2017.<ref name="apple.com"/> Steadman drew inspiration from jazz, soul and funk to write the album, which features several collaborations,<ref>{{cite web |url=https://diymag.com/2017/03/22/bombay-bicycle-club-jack-steadman-emerges-mr-jukes-shares-angels-your-love |title=Bombay Bicycle Club's Jack Steadman emerges as Mr Jukes, shares 'Angels/ Your Love' |website=DIY}}</ref> including with Lianne La Havas, Charles Bradley, De La Soul, Horace Andy, Lalah Hathaway, BJ the Chicago Kid.<ref name="apple.com">{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/gb/album/god-first/1214378824|title=God First by Mr Jukes on Apple Music|date=9 June 2017|work=iTunes}}</ref>
In 2021, the collaborative project ''The Locket'' recorded by Steadman and Barney Artist was released. The London-based artist Barney Artist also contributed to ''God First''<nowiki/>'s track "From Golden Stars Comes Silver Dew" (with Lalah Hathaway). ''The Locket'' features 10 tracks cut from sessions that span over 18 months, with its title track referring to memories of happier times: "we fill a locket with memories we protect, and don't forget to keep it round your neck".<ref>{{Cite web |title=Mr Jukes & Barney Artist. The Locket |url=https://www.piccadillyrecords.com/counter/product.php?pid=139073 |access-date=2022-04-17 |website=Piccadilly Records}}</ref> The record features two guest artists - Lex Amor on the sixth track "Autumn Leaves" and Kofi Stone on the eighth, titled "Check The Pulse".<ref>[https://barneyartist.bandcamp.com/album/the-locket The Locket] in Bandcamp</ref>
==Discography== {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" |+List of albums, with selected details ! scope="col"| Title ! scope="col"| Album details |- ! scope="row"| ''God First'' | * Released: 14 July 2017 * Label: Island * Formats: CD, LP, digital download |- ! scope="row"| ''The Locket''<br>(with Barney Artist) | * Released: 6 August 2021 * Label: Locket / Virgin Music International * Formats: CD, LP, digital download |}
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== *{{official website|http://jukesjukes.com/}}
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