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Mickey Pearce introduces himself as 'Michael' on debut album

Swamp81 releases the LP in June

'Michael' is the debut album from Mickey Pearce.

Pearce has been a longtime affiliate of Loefah's Swamp81 and it's on the label he releases his first LP in June.

The producer, real name Richard Attley, spoke to Mary Anne Hobbs on BBC 6 Music, saying: "The whole album was written in a short space of time last summer. It just sounds like me in August 2015. I haven’t written anything that sounds like it before or since."

He had a quiet period after releasing 'Numb Nut (Soft Brain'/'Socks Off' on Swamp in 2012, but returned in 2014 with the 'Instructions' EP on Swamp's sub-label, 81.

Head here to hear the premiere of 'August' [21.52] on 6 Music and check the tracklist below.

01. Interlude One 02. Why Would You? 03. Polyester 04. Interlude Three 05. Cakes 06. August 07. Quite (Bonus Beats) 08. Lately 09. Interlude Two 10. Old Habits 11. Less

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