HOME

Following the release of his debut self-titled album and graduation from Bower Grove School in June 2015, Mikey started to explore a new form of songwriting, taking inspiration from American folk and country music, born from his new found love for Bob Dylan. The first result to this was "Home", the lead single from Mikey's future second album Dreamer (2019). Originally written in August 2015, carrying out a similar Ed Sheeran-esque folk-pop style to "You And Me" and "The Best Day Of My Life" from Mikey's first album, under the production of Tom Blashford, the song was given a boppy Dylan-esque harmonica hook, blending elements of folk rock, country and rockabilly, with influences of classical and progressive rock. The latter is particularly noticeable with the song's use of mellotron; a notable instrument in the work of late-1960s and early-to mid 1970s bands, such as The Beatles ("Strawberry Fields Forever"), The Rolling Stones ("She's A Rainbow"), Pink Floyd ("Atom Heart Mother"), Genesis ("Dancing With The Moonlit Knight"), Yes ("Heart Of The Sunrise", Roundabout") and King Crimson ("Fallen Angel, "Easy Money").