A cliché has it that you have to beware of the quiet ones, because most of the time their voices speak sharper and with more range than the loudmouths. Every cliché, however, has a grain of truth in it, and so it’s fair to say that while County Cork singer-songwriter Mick Flannery is outwardly reserved, his songs are fluent in expressing layered aspects of the human condition, its flaws, triumphs, and general uncertainty.

An award-winning, double-platinum selling artist, Mick Flannery has not only released his self-titled sixth album, but also oversaw the world premier of the stage musical, Evening Train (named after his 2007 debut album). As musical influences from albums by the likes of Bob Dylan, Van Morrison, Joni Mitchell and Tom Waits seeped into his creative DNA, Mick absorbed, learned and honed the craft that would send him on his way into the world. The path was smoothed somewhat when, at the age of 19, he became the first Irish songwriter to win the Nashville-based International Songwriting Competition. By the time he turned 21, he had signed to a major label and released his debut album.

With his latest release, Mick touches on loose themes of ambition and the search for a meaningful life in the context of a musician’s sometimes feckless and dysfunctional lifestyle. Threading a line throughout is Mick’s uncanny knack for blending melody with thought-provoking lyrics.

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12null2, das ist Deutschrock, der sich bewusst vom heimischen Lager und Vertreter
dieser Musikrichtung abgrenzt. Vergleiche zu Madsen oder Kettcar kann man treffen,
sollte man aber eher lassen. Denn die Musik von 12null2 wird nicht in eure Schublade passen.
Moderner frischer Rock aus Stuttgart gespickt mit Fußnoten aus allen Generationen
der Rockgeschichte.
Querverweise zu einem Haupttext, der über das Leben erzählt mit Authentizität und Ehrlichkeit ohne aber sich den Klischees des dumpfen Kumpelrocks bedienen zu müssen.
12null2 wollen nicht vom Hype profitieren, warum auch, wer will dem noch etwas glauben?!

New single "DDR" is out now on ANTI- Records
Stream & Download: kated.ffm.to/ddr

Audiomitschitte von Vorträgen im Koz, in Frankfurt, an der Uni und drumherum.
Kontakt: polbil[ät]asta-frankfurt.de

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