âSatisfiedâ is the next masterful pop outing for man of the moment Esser. Coming on like a perfect piece of dancehall klezmer, the piano laden intro leads you into a tale of woe from a boy who just canât please his girl.
âYou know itâs hard to please a woman, sheâll put you on your knees and make you cry. And even when you say âI love youâ, sheâs still not satisfiedâ
Replete with handclaps, tambourines, reggae beats and calypso-style steel drum sounds, âSatisfiedâ even sounds like itâs playing on â78 in 1954 - complete with crackles.
So, a touch of nostalgia from one of the UKâs most promising songwriters? Not likely, Esser takes all these references and turns them into something fresh, innovative and completely captivating.
And itâs a wise head that acknowledges that: âYou know a man can never win, even if you can buy her all the shoes, so when you play the game of love, my friends, itâs a game youâll always lose.â
Remixes come from the steel cityâs whippersnapper Toddla T who has turned in a 21st Century dance hall ragga mix and the legendary dub producer Mad Professor.
Produced with Lexxx, sidekick of the A-List mixer Mark âSpikeâ Stent (U2, Madonna) â Esserâs debut album will be released in April 2009.Having just finished his headline UK tour, which included a show at the Liverpool Barfly as part of this yearâs BBC Electric Proms, supporting Bloc Party at the Q Awards show and Foals as part of the Gonzo tour and, Esser has just been confirmed as the main support for the Kaiser Chiefs upcoming UK stadium tour.