Syracuse, NY-born singer-songwriter Mick Fury is a child of the 90’s who was tired of the blame game from previous generations—especially given the current reality.
His upcoming full-length album, 1981-1996 (June 23), is an anthemic 10-song collection that examines what it is to be part of a generation blamed for problems they didn’t create, that also acts as a rallying cry. Fury watched as his fellow Millennials were dragged by the media, talk show hosts and newspaper articles—and that’s where the idea started.
Raised on a steady, varied diet of Nirvana, Garth Brooks, and Tupac, Fury spent his formative years living in Hollywood, CA, eventually returning home to upstate New York, where he found success with his hard rock band Silent Fury. Their song “Exit Wounds” found its way into Kate Beckinsale’s Underworld movie franchise, and the band went on a run of big shows, touring and opening for everyone from Vertical Horizon, to the Spin Doctors, Stone Temple Pilots, and more. The nights of hard drinking and carousing were taking their toll, however, with bandmates missing shows, crashing cars and getting hauled off to jail. The frenetic pace they lived at was unsustainable and they needed a change.
After Fury and his band moved to Nashville, he tried his hand as a solo artist. He’s found his myriad histories merging together as one weekend he’s opened for country singers, and the next old friends in rock bands.
Fury soundtracked the 2022 Cole Hauser-led feature film Panama, as the songwriter and musical composer for the project. At the same time, he pulled his rock and roll ruffians back together and began plotting for a new rock/Americana album—cue 1981-1996.
“This album is a natural evolution of my entire career. I began as an acoustic guitar player without a clue, grew into an angry hard rock singer, morphed again into a Nashville country singer-songwriter, and now I’m on the other side of life as an ornery, thoughtful, hungry, rock singer-songwriter.“
Today Glide is excited to premiere the standout track “What’s Up,” which pulls you in with its stripped down sound that instantly taps into nostalgia. This take on the 4 Non Blondes classic is energetic, with Fury injecting a healthy dose of Americana rock and roll glory while also staying faithful to the original. It also demonstrates his ability to craft a big rock sound for the stage. Fury describes the inspiration to cover the tune: “In all the bars I’ve performed at, from Goodland, Florida, to Liverpool, NY, this song has always stood out as one that truly resonated with audiences. Without fail, every soul rises to contribute their voices to the ‘And I say heyyyy yayyy yayyy ya ya.’ Aren’t we all walking around wondering, ‘What the hell IS going on??'”
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