Miky Dunn is a UK based solo artist, who has been performing in various projects, even a Beatles tribute band, since he was fifteen years old and Sycophantic Romantic is his debut album, released on 04/11/2022.

Crossing multiple genres from alternative, grunge and indie, there is also a hint of pop and country thrown in there at times.

The title track was written as a homage to the 90’s indie scene and Miky wondered if he could write a whole album with the same sound and this I think he has done very well indeed.

Heavy in places but still with a mellow, chilled out vibe, the use of fuzzy guitars and layered, harmonising vocals on this album has given him a sound all of his own.

His unique, distinctive vocals which have that noticeable indie “whine” really bring depth to the album. And when I say indie whine I in no way mean this to be a bad thing. The 90’s indie scene was thriving on vocals such as Miky’s and this album does a great job in transporting you back to that time.

There is great use of distortion, on both guitars and vocals, throughout the album, enough to give a bit of grittiness to it but not overly done in any way as too much wouldn’t have worked here.

The placement of the tracks works well, as does the timing and the pace of the tracks. Each track has good pace changes to keep the listener engaged and the album as a whole makes great use of time and tempo changes.

This album is heavy, it’s mellow and its groovy and one that would suit any lover of the 90’s indie/alternative scene to the ground.

Track Listing:

1 Dissident Narrative

2 Vanity

3 Human Harvest

4 Requiem

5 Voices On The Wind

6 An Ode To A Fool

7 Sycophantic Romantic

8 Annihilator

9 Drone

10 Just Cause

11 Dynamo

12 Holding Back The Dark

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