Durty Mick - 'Beige Slave'
Info: Kildare DIY act Durty Mick (Owen Murphy) has shared a new track, 'Beige Slave', from the four walls of his bedroom, armed with an acoustic guitar, microphone and laptop. I'm quite impressed with how well-produced the track is under such confines, the right amount of home brewed sound without sounding too rough around the edges. The little hiss, reverb and slight mono sound to the keys are all essential ingredients to make the track stand out for me personally. There's a lot of from the ground up creativity going on too, and the chilled out rhythm and flow are pleasing. The biggest boon however is Murphy's tired and despondent vocal tone accompanied by really lovely lyrics, everyday observations delivered in the best kind of story-telling manner. There's a new album on the way soon and it will be interesting to hear how a full collection of songs coming from the same place as 'Beige Slave' come across as a whole. Thumbs up.
Also check out the excellent 'The Degenerate Manifesto' by Durty Mick
