Byron Bay’s M. Jack Bee has a beautiful voice, a low timbre with smooth edges and a wry undertone that climbs into a strained alto every now and then. His publicist compares him to Neil Diamond and Jack Ladder and that’s about right – he’s a youthful indie pop crooner with a polished, slightly husky charm. His voice takes centre stage in this song, accompanied by slim piano notes, steady tom slaps and barely-there acoustic strumming. It swells and ebbs powerfully around lyrics – a cute meditation on love-on-screen – in an effortless and sophisticated way.
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