“You Do You” is the second single by Last Man Back, the new project from Alan O’Keeffe.
Stream the song, here: https://bigtakeover.com/news/video-premiere-you-do-you-by-last-man-back
A native of Cork, Ireland, O’Keeffe has been based in the vicinity of NYC since the mid ‘00s. Having lent his talents to a slew of bands – indie darlings Des Roar, among them – O'Keeffe has gone solo now and the results are thrilling. Under the Last Man Back moniker, O'Keeffe makes dreamy, melancholy tunes that hook the ear and punch the gut.
O’Keeffe describes his musical roots: “The Stone Roses’ first album is where everything changed for me. And with that came a tidal wave of melodic, psyched-out tunes that would be with me forever. Ride, Teenage Fanclub, Swervedriver – that’s just the tip of the iceberg, but it’s all in there. And that’s where I want to take Last Man Back, taking that moment in time and adding my two cents’ worth.”
Last Man Back bears traces of those UK greats of the late ’80s and early ’90s, as well as some of the world-weary gems that defined the heyday of the college rock scene, a few years prior – the early works of The Cure and R.E.M., among others. To put Last Man Back in a modern context, the sound lands nicely in the mix with the best of today's melodic post-hardcore outfits who share some of the same influences – High Vis, Militarie Gun, et al.
"You Do You" was produced by Jeff Ottenbacher and mixed by Kal Pipal (Gorillaz, Sam Fender). Stand by for the next moves from this rare talent.
Photo by Guy Eppel
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