Mr Irvine - You've Been Injected With a Tracking Device

Over a jaunty, early Depeche Mode-style synth track, 50-year-old “electronic poet” Mr Irvine explores paranoia and bourgeois sensibilities. It’s an intriguing idea, one certainly worth a listen for the unexpected novelty alone. The poppy, looped simplicity of the music is no doubt intended as a modish backdrop to allow the insightful lyrics to shine through – but Irvine’s delivery is often too distorted to hear them. It's a shame – having looked up the lyrics online - his droll couplets (“You stole my motor, man, and that ain't nice. You scared my family, now you're paying the price”) deserve better.