Grit-pop artist Sickey releases slick offering in ‘The Bridge’

Good news for fans of Beck, Supergrass and early Blur – British alternative ‘dirty pop’ artist SICKY has released his new single ‘The Bridge’, a lively pragmatic Northern Soul-inspired banger and the lead track from his forthcoming ‘Garbage Town’ album.

A Black Country boy now residing in Shropshire, SICKY is the solo project of Mick Butler, who has played in various bands, ranging from the brass soaked pop of Papa Mantra to the dirty stomp of SUMO. Now he derives pleasure from banging out tunes and crafting new material. Literally everything you hear in his music is him squeezing noises out of anything that’ll sing.

“The Bridge is a song of few words, but underneath, they have huge meaning. Inspired by someone close to me, who had the sheer guts and determination to take on a darkness and set things straight. On the musical side of things, it was inspired by frequenting a Northern Soul night that happens once a month in my local town (called ‘Motown in Lowtown’ – I kid you not),” says SICKY.

“Those classic tunes tend to stay with you on the drunken walk home and beyond…. As a kid I used to wade through my older brothers box of northern delights (he would have killed me had he known) Those records became ingrained and still sound cool today.”