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Matt Young discovers the County Durham songwriter’s dark side the on his new anthemic alt. rock single
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True crime documentaries eh, we can’t get enough it seems; Dahmer, Bundy et al, it’s not just the ‘big names’ though, it was while watching a programme about an ‘ordinary’ man committing murder he’s always fantasised about that inspired County Durham singer-songwriter Scott Michael Cavagan to wonder, where does that darkness come from? What guilty pleasure makes every person tick?
Musically that translates into a blend of anthemic alt. rock and catchy pop melodies, all while laying punkier vocals over the mix. The result is a taut, emotional rock metal sound with synths, a rousing chorus and an energetic, self-propelled drive.
