Ever met a Girl that you love and hate at the same time?.. This song is for you

Again

Combining a long-time love of blues, rock, soul, and funk, Novocastrian guitarist-singer-songwriter, Tim Hickey, has hit the scene with his debut single, “Again”. The track was recorded at Spinlight Studio by engineer/producer Rhys Zacher and features some of Newcastle’s most notable musicians, including soul-melting harmonies by James Chatburn and some killer grooves by bassist, Klaye Sanders. “Again” is nothing less than a playful confession of admiration-from-a-distance set against the charisma of Hickey’s intuitively hooky guitar riffs. Meanwhile, the vocals bring to mind the rhythm-driven melodies of artists such as Jason Mraz, Gavin DeGraw and Tim Levinson (the Herd). In fact you could quite easily visualize the 23-year-old casually leaning against a doorframe, delivering the lines conversation-style, despite the seemingly contradictory passion of the lyrics. When asked about the inspiration behind the single, Hickey states, “Well, I didn't really write the song about a specific person. I guess I just pictured the perfect girl in my head, the type of girl that could ‘bring me to my knees’ and I thought about whether I felt adequate enough for a girl like that”. The bridge of the song only serves to heighten the free-wheeling atmosphere with the addition of catchy gang vocals (starring a group of friends that turned up to the studio to show support) interwoven with impromptu conversation and jokes (much like bar-chatter) and culminating into one of Hickey’s trademark, elevating solos. As a final reflection on the making of “Again”, Hickey gives a shout out to his co-collaborators and sums up the atmosphere of the track perfectly; “I think what made the recording work was the brilliant musicians that played on it; Klaye Sanders on bass, James Chatburn on Backing vocals and Tom Bofinger on drums. Before I went in I wanted to make sure it was going to a be a fun day with as little stress as possible, So I bought a case of Carlton and invited a group of boys to join me in the studio for the day. We had a blast and I think that came through in the recording”.
Debut single aside, the 23-year-old has already had a musically jam-packed year, graduating from a music degree at Avondale College and hitting the studio yet again, this time with long-time rock band-mates, Skyepoint, to record their debut album (set for release Sept 2013). Hickey’s diversity among genres only proves once again that music is definitely in-the-blood of this up-and-coming artist.


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