It can be a little
disconcerting, almost worrying, to open your inbox and find an email titled
“Psycho – review”. We strive for honesty
in all of our reviews and we at the very least hope that we don’t offend anyone!
It was a relief to realise
that this wasn’t an email destined for our complaints department but actually
the latest single from Vicki Manser. But
even so, Psycho as a title doesn’t scream “Country”, nor does it
immediately conjure up any of the traditional Country music themes of religion,
drinking, gambling or love. When you
stop to think about it though, maybe the word psycho has fallen into that last
category a time or two (and maybe even some of the others!)
Who hasn’t fallen for a
bad-boy?! Acted against your better
judgement and the warning of others and giving yourself false hope: He can’t be all that bad, and anyway, you can
always change him or get him to settle down.
Can’t you ?
Not this time.
From that day she “locked
her eyes on you” she had heard all the stories, but she wants to try to see
it for herself, see what changes she can make.
Psycho is about that realisation that all the stories were true. She
has given it a good go, made up her own mind but she realises he needs to
change, he is too possessive, she’s going to “pull the trigger on you”
Co-written with Jake Morrell
and produced by Tim Prottey-Jones, Psycho is Vicki’s third single release. The instrumentation is dark country, the drum
beat almost menacing and Vicki’s vocals are smoky. She’s been hurt but she’s still in
control. The beat gives you something to
tap your foot to, and the threat in the chorus, along with that beat will be
sung with feeling by many of the ladies, perhaps directed at some bad boys
“Keep
on doing what you’re doing and I will pull the trigger on you”
It is fair to say that Vicki
Manser is possibly not one of the most instantly recognised names on the UK
country scene – yet. With the quiet year
for live performances, we haven’t had the chance to hear her music played as it
probably should be – loud on stage, brought to life by
that West End performing experience. You
know that Vicki can belt out these songs with complete control of her vocals
and she is sure to make an impact on the scene as soon as we are all let loose
again.
You can find and follow Vicki on Facebook, Instagram, her website and on Spotify
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