If someone told me that I could only listen to one artist for the rest of my life, I would choose Dermot Kennedy. This is the fourth time I have written about him in the seven short months that this blog has been up and running (I promise this is not turning into a fan site). In struggling to make up my mind if I should write about him AGAIN I decided that as long as he continues to put out great music, I will continue to write about it.
I awoke this morning to the release of his Mike Dean Presents: Dermot Kennedy EP, and it is pure magic. He released the first track titled “Young & Free” last month. You can read my post about that here. “Couldn’t Tell” is a new tune that showcases his desire to infuse hip/hop sounds into his music. The next track is a mash-up of his tune “An Evening I Will Not Forget” and Drake’s “Furthest Thing.” We then get to hear a cover of Frank Ocean’s “Swim Good,” and he closes out the EP with a remix of “Moments Passed.”
I am not the biggest hip/hop fan, but Dermot Kennedy is definitely opening my eyes up to a whole new world with endless possibilities. His unique spin on these songs have made me more interested in the hip/hop genre than ever before. With Kennedy’s raw passion and Mike Dean’s incredible production this EP is a MUST listen. Honestly, it should go down in some record book of pure genius.