Man Like Me: ‘Single Dad’
Man Like Me have been up until now a well-kept secret, unless you happen to have tapped into “modern-music’s cool, alternative edges” over 2008. But rest assured that is about to change once 'Single Dad' rampages across our airwaves next month.
Catchy, anthemic, and witty are just a few insightful words you could apply to this 4 minutes of Madness-esque bout of utter tunage. Lyrically speaking this is a socially aware song about becoming a parent in an insightful, unpatronising sort of way; yeah there’s a message but it’s more self-assuring and tongue in cheek.
The infectious trumpets and Caribbean flavours resulting from the hammering of steel drums, gives the track the flamboyant qualities that will make this an a-list radio hit, plus a hook that will cement it in your memory for a long time after. Don’t get me wrong, for all the praise I can lavish there will be the haters, but Man Like Me’s much needed injection into the world of popular music right now will get a reaction, and good or bad that can only be a positive thing.
The accompanying video for this crossover track is a complete piss take, showing the North London collective larking around with a doll whilst a grown man dressed as a baby and playing a trumpet dances around in the background…(think more along the lines of parody as opposed to Paraphilic Infantilism……). It’s a colourful attempt at addressing a serious issue and although autobiographically based around Johnny Langer becoming a dad, it’s comedic values make it less sensitive.
Man Like Me are a force to be reckoned with on the live circuit and their forthcoming album promises to make their ubiquity inevitable.
Watch the video here and get the single in February.
Words: Francesca Strange
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