Dave Kusworth, of Jacobites, TV Eye and The Dogs D'Amour and other groups, has died at age 60. Details are scarce, but partner Anouschkat Elspass confirmed the sad new via Kusworth's Facebook, writing, "I am heartbroken Dave the Love of my life, my soulmate, my lover and best friend has passed away in his sleep."
Jacobites were formed by Nikki Sudden and Kusworth when their bands, Swell Maps and the Subterranean Hawks, broke up. (Sudden's brother and Swell Maps drummer Epic Soundtracks was also in Jacobites.) Co-leading the band, Jacobites' music was full of warm, romantic swagger, owing to Rolling Stones, Dylan and Velvet Underground. (Around the same time, Kusworth also played briefly played in glam rock band The Dogs D'Amour.) Jacobites' mid-'80s albums were originally released on UK label Glass but Twin-Tone released a best-of 1986, and Numero Group reissued their classic 1984 self-titled debut and 1985's Robespierre's Velvet Basement in 2013.