Under the moniker Poor Effort, Salford native Matty Dagger has shared his second single titled ‘HMRC’. A “tongue-in-cheek account of moving around questionable working environments.” His first single, ‘You’re Wrong, I’m Right (Symphony)‘, unpicked the ignorance that lies within polarised opinion with acerbic understatement, cutting into the toxicity of unhearing social media users and decrying a normalised state where harmless debates often and quickly turn to rot in a digital cesspit.
Originally from an outlying mill town, Salford resident and Manchester nighthawk, poor effort is the product of Dagger having scraped together a makeshift studio setup during lockdowns, then putting self-learnt production techniques and poetry to tape. No fewer than 30 demos emerged, leading to poor effort quickly becoming a concern for collaborating producers, visual artists and musicians. Listeners can expect the music to dip in and out of alternative, hip-hop, post-punk and electronic influences, with the focus largely revolving around Dagger’s observational lyricism
Dagger says:
“HMRC was written off the back of a few first hand experiences, including working under a supervisor who was high on crack and getting a phone call on payday asking if I would be ok with just half the wage until next month.”
Confidently adding his name to the list of great observational poets is no surprise after a spin of his latest single, ‘HMRC’. The laid-back funk paired with the swaggering vocals makes for a great listen with addictive vocal phrasing and the need to repeat to soak up every brilliant morsel of this track.
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