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Finn O’Hara Debuts New Single ‘You Deserve A Better Man’
Teenage Pop dynamo Finn O’Hara returns with his sophomore single ‘You Deserve A Better Man’. The Dublin, Ireland, native burst onto the scene in early 2022 with his debut single ‘Silhouette’, which quickly found an audience on TikTok and translated to hundreds of thousands of Spotify streams.
Finn swaps his soothing and emotional melodies for a more electronic Pop soundscape with dynamic synths and a pounding drum beat, cementing himself as a chart-worthy player and diverse songwriter. Boasting a singalong chorus that is sure to resonate with his listeners, Finn explores toxic relationships with a sympathetic and honest tone. The track was produced and mixed by Richey McCourt (Will Young, Pixie Lott, Matt Cardle).
Talking about the new track, Finn shares: “I initially wrote the track about a friend of mine who feels she can never find the right person for her and was stuck in a situationship that was very toxic. I took lots of inspiration from different posts I had seen in social media where people feel they’re never good enough for more than a one night stand which I found really frustrating and sad to see, giving rise to the one night stand line in the chorus.”
Plain Mister Smith returns with Bric-À-Brac Attack, a beautifully offbeat collection of indie-folk, pop and atmospheric songwriting. Released via Amelia Records, the album finds the Vancouver and London-based multi-hyphenate turning fragments of memory, relationships and everyday absurdity into something quietly cinematic.
At its centre is “Grindavik”, a shimmering, reflective track inspired by the Icelandic town shaped by recent volcanic activity. Bright acoustic guitars and steady drums carry a constantly shifting chord progression, mirroring the song’s central metaphor of a relationship under pressure and the hope that its fissures can eventually heal. Featuring Jordan Klassen and Kitt, the track captures the emotional tension that runs throughout the album.
Elsewhere, Bric-À-Brac Attack moves effortlessly between playful guitar-driven moments, lush arrangements and more introspective passages. “Miss Sunshine” brings infectious energy, while collaborations with Findlay Brown, Leeroy Stagger, Krystle Dos Santos and Tyson Mostenbocher add colour to an already eclectic record.
Former guitarist of Canadian darkwave band Moev and a cellist with the Vancouver Philharmonic Orchestra, Plain Mister Smith brings an unusually broad musical perspective to his songwriting. Yet Bric-a-Brac attack never feels overly calculated. Instead, it has the charm of something discovered rather than constructed.
Warm, strange, melodic and emotionally searching, Bric-À-Brac Attack is a record that rewards getting lost in its details. Plain Mister Smith may remain deliberately mysterious, but the music itself speaks with remarkable clarity.
Photo credit: Sandra Lockwood
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