# Northern England Alt-Pop Artist SICKY Presents ‘A Bite Without A Mark’ From Impending Album

- Link: https://www.nyrdcast.com/northern-england-alt-pop-artist-sicky-presents-a-bite-without-a-mark-from-impending-album/
- Published: 2022-10-31T11:15:00-05:00
- Author: Eugene Tierney

**Northern England alt-pop artist SICKY presents ‘A Bite Without A Mark’ from impending
album**

_“This music is down-the-middle catchy and clever. It is, at the same time, gleeful,
tuneful, and a hell of a lot of fun… recalls such artists as Gene, Manic Street 
Preachers, Muse and Super Furry Animals”_ ~ **Amplify Music Magazine**

_“It’s pop, yes, but pop that comes from the streets, pop that has had a tough upbringing,
pop with dirt on its face and blood on its knuckles”_ ~ **Big Takeover Magazine**

_“There is something in the balance of weight and jauntiness, the lyrics that get
deeper and darker the more you contemplate them, the fine line it walks between 
pop and a hard place, between edge and accessibility”_ ~ **Dancing About Architecture**

British alternative artist [**SICKY**](https://www.sickyb.com/) presents the single
[**‘A Bite Without A Mark’**](https://youtu.be/xR90uQRC7TQ), a fun whimsical slice
of his thickly layered sophomore album [**‘Garbage Town’**](https://sicky2.bandcamp.com/album/garbage-town),
following up earlier singles[ ](https://sicky.hearnow.com/garbage-town)[**‘Garbage Town’**](https://youtu.be/3D1EiGBsFNs)
and [**‘The Bridge’**](https://youtu.be/IpIzv5Q5kCU).

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**Photo by Robin Firth and Helen Marshall**

SICKY is the solo project of **Mick Butler,** his brand of melodic Britpop-infused
indie rock spells good news for fans of Beck, Supergrass and early Blur. Originally
from the Black Country region of England, he is now based in Shropshire.

“A Bite Without a Mark is a song about the figures you don’t see in the dark world
out there – the guys who pull the strings from a secure and safe distance, not having
to deal with the heartbreak and chaos of real lives being crushed,” says **SICKY**.

“This is a song about manipulation, control, the easing of people in a certain direction
with a premeditated plan to make a buck long in place. Not a happy tune!”

Having played in various bands, ranging from the brass soaked pop of** Papa Mantra**
to the dirty stomp of **SUMO**, now Mick Butler derives pleasure from banging out
tunes and crafting new material. Literally everything you hear in his music is him
squeezing noises out of anything that’ll sing.

A Bite Without A Mark

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Watch this video on YouTube

“Garbage Town is not a place – it’s a state of mind. The lyrics talk of breaking
free and leaving all the bad stuff in your head behind. Feels like all roads have
led to this album. I play and record/produce everything myself so I’m a bit like
a decathlete… Quite good at a couple of things and pretty average at the rest. Hopefully
it sounds like in your face dirty pop,” says **SICKY**.

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**Photo by Robin Firth and Helen Marshall**

“The album continues the theme of shaking off dark days and making better things
happen. It also includes songs that are just quirky bits of pop fun. Hopefully the
album sounds uplifting despite some of the imagery.”

The new album is slated for release a year on from his lockdown album [**‘Bowling Balls’**](https://sicky.hearnow.com/bowling-balls),
a collection that was partially inspired by **Ray Bradbury**‘s book** ‘The Martian
Chronicles’**. This music is inspired by Prince and Bowie, perhaps in equal measure,
as well as Nirvana, Supergrass, Blur, Queens Of The Stone Age, Fun Lovin’ Criminals
and Elvis.

As of October 26, **‘A Bite Without A Mark’** will be available across all good 
digital platforms, including via [**Spotify**](https://open.spotify.com/artist/480DKGDqgwAkBzbf3cDKDZ),
[**Apple Music**](https://music.apple.com/ca/artist/sicky/466137530) and [**Bandcamp**](https://sicky2.bandcamp.com/album/garbage-town),
where the full ‘Garbage Town’ LP (out November 18) can already be pre-ordered.

**CREDITS**
Written by Mick Butler (SICKY)Recorded, mixed and produced by SICKY 
in ShropshireMastering by Streaky at Streaky MasteringWritten & recorded in January
2022. Mixed in July 2022

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**TRACK LIST**
1.  The Bridge2.  Swim Shallow3.  Beans4.  None Of That5.  A Bite
Without A Mark6.  Sleep On It7.  Head First8.  Protect Me Protect Mine9.  Garbage
Town10. New Bones11. Einstein’s Baby (Explicit lyrics)12. Times Ten

**FOR FANS OF:** 
Beck, Supergrass, Blur, Manic Street Preachers, Fun Lovin’ Criminals,
Muse, Ash, The Knack

**Keep up with SICKY**
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| [Instagram](https://www.instagram.com/sickyb) | [Soundcloud](https://soundcloud.com/sicky-b)
| [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/sicky333) | [Spotify](https://open.spotify.com/artist/480DKGDqgwAkBzbf3cDKDZ)
| [Apple Music](https://music.apple.com/ca/artist/sicky/466137530)

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