Live 3 Track EP recorded at Phoenix Studios, Leicester.
Written and performed by Michael Vickers.
Produced by Michael Tedstone.

Amsterdam

Arcades

Vienna's Song

How Does It Feel?

Just Because

Yellow Belly

What The Hell Am I Doing Here?

The Secret People Know

I Need It

A song about my amazing Mum, Rosemary Vickers (my sisters call her Ro) set to be released on Mothers Day 2024. I have the best Mum in the world, she's just an unbelievable person. This song was recorded in the same session as ADHD. I weren't ready to release it at the time as other projects were going on, but now feels like a great time for it to be heard! My mum has always seen the best in me and completely gets me, even at my angriest - see artwork!

Words and Music by Michael Vickers
Produced by Groove Machine
Mastered at Abbey Road Studios by Christian Wright.

Just Because (Orchestral Version)

An orchestral version of Just Because, a song about Mental Health released during Mental Health Awareness Week

"Just Because It Looks Like We're All OK, Doesn't Mean We Know What To Do."
It's a song about my own experiences with poor mental health, just because things look OK on the outside doesn't mean that everything's OK on the inside. I work for Leicester Based Mental Health Charity Brightsparks, and Mental Health is something that we should all talk about.

Written By Michael Vickers, from 'A Life In A Day', 2023

Arranged and Produced By Andy Jenkinson (An Extraordinarily talented and intelligent fella) He composed the entire strings part, it didn't even take him that long, what a guy!
2024

Michael Vickers - Just Because (Orchestral Version)

A Britpop type song written and sung by Michael Vickers, who is also playing the piano, percussion and Bass on this track.
Produced by Michael Tedstone.

Won't Stop Believing

HERE IT IS

THE SONG I WROTE WHEN I WAS 21.
THE SONG I’VE FINISHED THE MAJORITY OF MY SETS ON IN THAT TIME.
THE SONG THAT CAN CAPTURE A ROOM AND TURN IT SILENT.
THE SONG I COULD NEVER GET RIGHT IN THE STUDIO.
THE SONG I'LL NEVER FEEL IS FINISHED
THE SONG I WROTE SEVEN YEARS AGO, WHICH I'M FINALLY ABLE TO ANNOUNCE THE RELEASE OF ON MY 7TH BIRTHDAY.

LETS GET IT OUT THERE AND MOVE ON TO NEW THINGS.
HERE IT IS, 

WANTED YOU TO KNOW

You don’t know 
How I need you
It’s not always easy to show
You say I'm tough
But I am not
No one else could ever be enough

So when you call my name
A shiver runs through my spine
The fear of not seeing your face again
Plays havoc with my mind

You say I am tough
But I’m not strong at all
I didn’t want our day to end
But I didn’t make the call

I walked myself back home
The rain it soaked my bones
I tried to smile it didn’t show
I just wanted you to know
To know

Written By Michael Vickers
Produced by Andy Jenkinson
Drums by Doug Jenkinson
Mastered by Neil Segrott

Wanted You To Know

Named one of BBC Introducing in the East Midlands’ most played artists of 2019 and 2020, Michael Vickers is a British singer-songwriter from Leicester. His combination of indie-rock, folk, and heartfelt, anecdotal lyrics delivered with a raw, rap inspired vocal has had audiences describing his music as “clever, captivating, beautiful, vivacious, unique and spellbinding."

"A bit of a legend on this programme. His lyrics are clever and he’s sensational live.” - Dean Jackson, BBC Introducing.

 

Michael has performed at countless venues and festivals, including Glastonbury and 2000 Trees. As well as performing at De Montfort Hall Gardens in the summer of 2019 with his band, he has featured in promotional videos for Roland showcasing some of their latest musical equipment, signed publishing deals to BMG and has had his tracks placed in TV and Film. As part of BBC Radio Leicester’s Under The Covers show, Michael performed 'Fire' with Kasabian front man Tom Meighan.

 

Michael's latest release - Poetic Nonsense - received an impressive amount of airplay, with 2 singles (Dead & Buried and When You Said That We Were Through) being selected as BBC Introducing in The East Midlands' Track of the Week.

Michael Vickers

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