Monday, March 9, 2009

You Crazy Dreamers

You Crazy Dreamers

Mick Flannery - White Lies

Posted: 09 Mar 2009 01:16 PM PDT


It’s been a while since I last posted. Harsh times, these times… So dealing with priorities, music has been relayed to a deeper place and so sharing. But such an addiction couldn’t be reduced to an absolute silence and couple artists resurfaced from these absent months. Amongst those, an awesome Irish treasure :  Mick Flannery  ! His recent songs stayed on my mind and player all this winter time. The album just blew me away. Well, time doesn’t stand still and meanwhile he’s no undiscovered talent anymore, national Irish radio airplay, lots and lots of shows in his home country… still I want to share this guy’s music with all of you who haven’t heard of him yet.

Young and extremely talented, ‘White Lies’ is his sophomore album - be sure to check out his first ‘Evening Train’ about booz, gambling and treachery - has everything to be compared to that genius Tom Waits in his early years. But be sure, this will only come to your mind in the beginning. The more you listen, the more you’ll forget about comparing Mick Flannery to anyone else. He has created a very personal and lived-through album, truly amazing at that age. I mean, how many 21-year-olds can write a song like ‘Near or Far’ about a couple and their unwanted childlessness.
His smoky voice is accompanied at times by Lisa Hannigan, Karen O’Doherty  or Yvonne Daly and do they blend nicely!

Enough, check out the songs and be as convinced of great talent as I am and… get addicted!

Artist : Mick Flannery
More Appetizers : right on Mick’s website here
Who else to enjoy :  Neil McSweeney

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