“A lot of the songs were written with Sam Dixon, who is Adele’s musical director and Sia’s main co-writer”, says Savoretti. “I also wrote with Matt Benbrook who has worked with Paolo Nutini, Jake Bugg and Faithless and finally, of course, with my guitarist Pedro Vito and Seb Sternberg (Pedro’s production partner). I drew inspiration from them all.

“The heartbeat of the album is rhythm. It’s all about groove, drums and bass. The sound was key – it came before the songs or the subject matter. I completely changed the way I’d previously written, abandoning structure for a looser, loopier, almost circular approach.“

What Savoretti didn’t spot until Written In Scars was underway was the influence of music from his family past. “Most of my musical influences come from my parents,” says Savoretti, “My mum was into The Eagles, Crosby Stills & Nash and Motown. My dad played mostly Italian music from the ‘60s and ‘70s. In the past I suppressed that as an influence but, for the first time, on these songs, it appeared.’

To mark Written In Scars’ proper New Zealand release, 9 extra tracks have been added to the album, including the single ‘Catapult’. Since its UK release, Written In Scars has proved to be a sleeper hit, attaining Gold status and finally breaching the Top 10 a remarkable 49 weeks after its release!

• Number one artist on iTunes singer/songwriter charts
• Written In Scars #17 on Official NZ Top 40 album chart (digital sales only)

J* ack’s progression over the last year, has been nothing short of startling. He has consistently graduated to bigger venues on his tours, played rapturously received main stage festival slots and in the process has sold over 75,000 albums. In fact, ‘Written In Scars’ has spent an incredible 34 weeks in the top 40 and is gaining momentum still.

• ‘Written In Scars (New Edition)’ is the fourth studio album by English-Italian singer-songwriter Jack Savoretti.
• Lyrically, ‘Written In Scars (New Edition)’ largely deals with struggle, or rather overcoming struggle – hence the title.
• Many of the songs on the album were co-written with Australian, Samuel Dixon, known for his work with Sia (including the hit single ‘Clap Your Hands’) and Matt Benbrook.
• Follows the critically acclaimed album, ‘Before The Storm’ (2012).
• 7 million Vevo/YouTube views, 85k Facebook fans, 25k Twitter fans, 18k Instagram.
• The new edition includes tracks from the original album released in 2015 as well as new songs (brand new single ‘Catapult’) and a live set.