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Playlist BBC York

 

Bob Fischer introduces Mike Gatto on BBC Radio Tees by Mike Gatto

"Soul inspiring singer/songwriter Mike Gatto is breathing fresh air and raw energy in to the music scene today: he has single-handedly destroyed all previous consceptions of the male solo artist and pushed the boundaries of guitar music and anthemic song-writing with ease." - The North Records

"north's biggest acoustic talent" - The Bar Convent

"On more upbeat tracks like 'The Ship That Conquered The Boat' and 'A Guilty Kind Of Pleasure', images of straw cowboy hat wearing indie types waving their glowsticks about at muddy festivals spring to mind - for the less khaki listeners, the attempts at haunting may not truly haunt but certainly do enough to pick at the scab. The stripped back songs 'Unsewn' and 'Phonebox' have the potential to cause young ladies in student union bars to get dewey-eyed over their dissertations long enough to forget about which rapist-filled country is the destination for their inevitable gap year. The standout track for me is 'Candlelit Romance' which is a not too subtle attempt at doing Tori Amos with a penis - ummm....not too sure if that came out right!' - glitzine on A guilty ind of Pleasure 

"Immaculate alternative rock pop" - stripped @ Mr Foleys"

"Like Ben Folds meets Badly Drawn Boy and they both give Walt disney a Good Kicking. AKA Pouty Pouty Gorgeous, one of the driving forces behind Soma and destined for bigger and better things in the next 2 years. Keep your peepers peeled." - Rich Huxley (alamo music)

"Mike Gatto brings new meaning to the phrase one man band, This Guy is mesmerising…and he knows how to pout!" - North Yorkshire council

"Very clever intro and song unfolds to be something quite different. Really enjoyable. Nothing better than the songwriter singing themselves and expressing the passion for the music and lyrics. Great job..." - DSSMusic on Candlelit Romance (October 13, 2008)