Anthony Reynolds is a Welsh singer, songwriter and musician. He has released numerous critically-acclaimed albums under a variety of names, including Jack, Jacques and his own name.

Reynolds was born in Cardiff, Wales in the early 1970s. In 1993, he moved to London where he formed the group Jack on lead vocals, signing a music publishing deal with Warner Chappell as well as a record deal with independent label Too Pure.

Jack went on to release three full-length albums, the first two of which (Pioneer Soundtracks (album) (1996) and The Jazz Age (1998) garnered excellent reviews and were placed highly in critics' end-of-year polls. Despite the overwhelmingly positive critical reaction and extensive UK and European touring, sales for both records although respectable were ultimately disappointing, and no Jack record would ever make the UK Top 40 single or albums charts.

During Jack's existence, Reynolds (occasionally with Jack co - writer/lead guitarist Matthew Scott) also recorded two albums and a handful of singles and Eps under the name of a side project Jacques}. Both albums were released by Setanta Records. The first Jacques album, How To Make Love, Vol. 1 (1997) was produced by Momus, featuring a more sparse, experimental sound than Reynolds' work with Jack. Compared to the critical garlands bestowed upon (Pioneer Soundtracks (album) - (which was produced by long time Scott Walker producer Peter Walsh at Reynolds' request on hearing Walker's Tilt (1995))- the hastily recorded album (completed in seven days) received mixed reviews. The second album released under the Jacques name, To Stars (2000), had more in common with the expansive, orchestral Jack sound and was generally more well-received than its predecessor.

In 1999 Jack recorded a five track EP 'La belle et la Discothèque' with Ex- Cocteau Twins Bassist (and fan of The Jazz Age, Simon Raymonde, son of arranger Ivor Raymonde.

However, despite sparodic exposure, neither UK TV nor radio ever got behind any Jack or Jaques release. Sales weremodest for both Jaques albums, and a planned third album was cancelled mid way through recording when Jacques were dropped by Setanta in 2001. (The majority of this material would later surface on two Jacques EPs released by the Spanish Acuarela label. Roses for ashes (2001) and Romantic (2002). During this period he also collaborated with former One Dove member Dot Allison and writer Kirk Lake.

In 2002 Reynolds signed to Rykomusic as a songwriter.

That same year, Reynolds and Scott released a third album under the name Jack, The End Of The Way It's Always Been, on the Les Disques du Crepuscule label. The record featured collaborations with Kirk lake and the American poet and Novelist/Screenwriter Dan Fante (son of John Fante).

The duo then embarked upon an extensive European tour throughout the year to promote the record. The critical reaction in the UK to the album was markedly less positive than for the first two Jack albums but the album was markedly successful in France.

This same year, Reynolds attended a Simon Raymonde recording session where English Folk legend Vashti Bunyan was recording her version of a Reynolds song. (This would eventually surface six years later on the Bees dream of flowers and your meadows summer breath EP.

Reynolds and Scott decided to part company at the end of the year, and Reynolds then retired both Jack and Jacques names.

Since 2002, Reynolds has released two more full-length albums, Neu York (2004) - credited to "anthony" - and British Ballads (2007), released under his own name.

A footnote to [[Neu York]] was released in 2005 :(I was born) in prehistoric Spain on the Spanish Moonpalace label.

Reynolds has stated he considers British Ballads to be his "proper" début solo record. It featured an impressive cast of cameos, including the English writer Colin Wilson, the singer song writer and pianist John Howard, Simon Raymonde, Dot Allison and vashti Bunyan

The album received some of the best reviews of Reynolds' career, but yet again, with no real radio play and without funds to tour, the sales were disappointing. From the off, Reynolds considered this his 'Final debut', stating on his Myspace blog that since the majority of the musicians appearing on British Ballads were session musicians, it was financially impractical to consider recording a new album on the same scale.

A footnote to british ballads was released in the summer of 2008. Bees dream of flowers and your meadows summers breath featured collaborations with Vashti bunyan and the English singer songwriter and novelist Charlotte Greig.

Reynolds has since joined a Spanish band, La Muneca de Sal, on lead vocals, contributing some of his own songs. The band perform original material as well as songs from Reynolds' previous projects. An album is planned for 2010.

Reynolds has also complete an album in collaboration with Colin Wilson. 'A world of Colin Wilson will be released by Chaffinch records in 2009.

Reynolds has lived in London, Paris, Shropshire and Cardiff. he currently lives in Spain. He has also toured and travelled widely playing most of the major music venues in Europe and the UK, including Paris’ L’Olympia and the Royal festival Hall.

He has collaborated with many European musicians, (most notably the Italian groups, Hollow Blue and 'Marti and the Spanish group Migala), both as a co- composer and producer. In 2000 he sang with the Moscow Philharmonic on an album by the French film Composer, Franck Roussel.

Since 1992, Reynolds has also worked as a journalist writing essays and critiques for various magazines in the UK and the U.S, most notably Stop Smiling magazine.

In 2002 Les disques du crepuscule published a collection of his lyrics, poetry and prose entitled 'These Roses taste like ashes'.

He has also written two full length biographies.  The first, on the Sixties group The Walker Brothers, is to be released by Jawbone press in August 2009. The second, a commission by Plexus books, on the singer/songwriter Jeff Buckley was published in July..

Reynolds' first radio series, "A night in the life", was broadcast on BBC Radio Wales in March 2009.

Anthony is a passionate vegetarian and a keen photographer.