Dudley’s Fitzroy Holt is back with his new single ‘Around the Wreakin’, the first to be released via Libertines drummer Gary Powell’s label 25 Hour Convenience Store.
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In 2024, Holt was in a poignant mood. His three singles straying from Love to Shack to Curtis Mayfield. He was setting himself out as a serious player of introspective soul music.
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‘Around the Wreakin’, however, is a different beast. Animalistic guitars resound into dank landscapes whilst Holt’s vocal is a rabid monster. A febrile juggernaut careering faster than 100mph to blow a hole into the UK music scene.
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The guitars boom like the Black Keys until the closing stages, when the bluesy licks catch fire. There is something truly devastating about his playing here. Even the protracted notes sound like volcanic eruptions.
All sonic development pales into insignificance when Holt lets rip on the mic. Gone are the smooth, crisp vocals we’ve become accustomed to, and in comes brutalist and guttural rage. Holt didn’t need to be set apart from the pack, but this has made said gap irretrievable.