Music has a special place in the hearts of the writers of hecklerspray. Without it, we wouldn't be able to block out the shriek from protesting nut job fans outside our office. Some of us are even externally employed by na?ve club promoters to spin vinyl discs and cause disco inferno via booty shaking antics.
There are other things we like including free alcohol, solid chocolate Twix?s, being ushered to the front of a queue due to our awesome status and our football team winning.
Sometimes we can only admire the qualities of other people such as their dashing looks or ability to draw. Pat Dam Smyth sees us showing an awful lot of bromance as we marvel at his tremendous wares. That's pretty much makes our lives complete, music and awesome facial hair. Seem we're easily pleased.
Before we begin, we are going to dispel the myth that Pat Dam Smyth is just another one of those singer/songwriter types. Did we just say singer/songwriter? Indeed we did, but fear not dear reader, he isn't the sort to proclaim he stopped World War III like James Blunt, use his status to tell us naughty meat eaters off like Paul McCartney does or act like an all round dick, a la Pete Doherty.
The beauty of Pat Dam Smyth is that he lets the music speak for himself. These days it's a rarity for an artist to not become swept in the PR hype and believe all the bollocks that's been written about them. Few keep their minds focused on the music and seem to believe that a starring on the cover of NME will be another to boost their career.
Not since Duke Special have we had such warm praise for an Irish act. Okay, Pat Dem Smyth may have Greek heritage flowing through his veins, but we're not going to gripe over that small fact. Now whilst we are already singing his praises, people who really know what they're talking about are also speaking highly of Pat Dam Smyth.
You may well be familiar with the works of Mick Jones and Paul Weller – well, these two have already had Smyth accompany them on vocal duties.
Listening to tracks by him, we can't help but feel that these songs have been reluctantly released for our pleasure. They have an almost personal and unique meaning and message attached to them. Sometimes, singing about topics so close to home can be a hindrance, but a perfect balance has been found.
They are the sort of songs that could be performed in the back of a dingy club or in archaic surroundings of a traditional pub whilst the rain batters at the windows.
With an album due in early December, we have been given special permission to let you listen to the album, The Great Divide in its entirety. Not because anyone anticipates a leak, but you may as well try before you fork over the petty amount of ?6.
You can't even get three pints for that, especially if you're one of those London types.
Feel good folk with a rock n roll edge? We?ll have some of that please. To listen to the album in its entirety without annoying adverts like on Spotify, click here: http://patricksmyth.bandcamp.com/album/the-great-divide
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