- Jacobites -

Jacobites was an English rock band formed in Birmingham in 1982 by Nikki Sudden (died 2006) and Dave Kusworth (died 2020), following the breakup of their respective previous bands, Swell Maps and The Subterranean Hawks. 

Following the breakup of the seminal British post-punk outfit Swell Maps, frontman Nikki Sudden embarked on a solo career, then concurrently formed a new band called Jacobites. Far more classicist than Swell Maps had been, Jacobites gave Sudden a chance to exercise his penchant for straightforward rock & roll, drawing chiefly from The Stones and The Faces while adding elements of singer/songwriter rock (Neil Young, Bob Dylan) and crunchy British glam (T. Rex, Mott the Hoople, David Bowie).

Having issued his solo debut in 1982, Sudden formed Jacobites in 1984 with his brother, ex-Swell Maps drummer Epic Soundtracks, and guitarist Dave Kusworth. Bassist Mark Lemon rounded out the charter lineup, and the group made their LP debut with a self-titled effort on the indie label Glass in 1984. It was released by Twin/Tone in the U.S. in 1986.

- from a bio by Keith Jones at last.fm