Tom Minor – The Bad Life (2024)
According to Spotify, and it’s not always the most accurate source of information so bear with me, singer-songwriter Tom Minor began reaching out into the blogosphere with his 2023 debut single ‘Saturday Eats Its Young’. Considering the subsequent singles ‘It’s Easy To Play Hearts’ and ‘Where Do You See Yourself In 5ive Years’, UK-based Minor captures the core of humanity connecting with the typical person about typical things on an intimate level. Influenced by the likes of The Clash, The Who, Blur, Nick Cave and Elvis Costello, his melodies breathe life into whispers of nostalgic music; however, contemporary edginess remains with a modern-day flair. Come with us as we delve into his latest release, ‘The Bad Life’.
While Minor explores the hum-drum of existence, his tunes have a poignant profoundness within the intricate composition. ‘The Bad Life’ alludes to its title, the bad life with all its grit, glory and hedonistic charm (or is that chaos)? Speaking on ‘The Bad Life’, Tom Minor explains:
“An invitation to hedonism and all the pleasure and pain that it may entail or a warning thereof, we can’t quite figure out, can you? … An infectiously anthemic ode to living high in low places and a recommended sing-along soundtrack to your next pub crawl…”
The lyricism and its execution are significant, but when you’re heading on a pub crawl it’s the music that hits you between the eyes at first listen. Following the well-received single ‘Interstellar Standstill’, ‘The Bad Life’ leans toward to sounds of vintage Blur and Radiohead in its grunge-esque meets indie-rock sound. The combination of pounding drums, dynamic guitar, bold bass, interspersed piano and slices of harmonica (courtesy of Teaboy Palmer) is harmonic; however, a raw distinction exists between each element including Minor’s gritty vocals. It plays out as almost a sticking together of instruments which, ultimately, leads up to a shiny sonic wrapper.
Find out more about Tom Minor on his Facebook, X (formerly Twitter), Instagram and Spotify.
This artist was discovered via Musosoup #sustainablecurator
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