The Cardiff-born songwriter, Daddy Drwg,, known to his daughters as โDaddy Drwgโ (Welsh for โnaughty,โ pronounced Droog), has been many musical things over the yearsโfrontman for Scream, Quicksand Charlie, They Walk Among Us, and The MeMeMesโbut here in โWise Guys,โ heโs in full solo stride, taking a scalpel (and a bit of a sledgehammer) to the modern male ego.
From the very first bars, โWise Guysโ sets its tone with glistening textures layered over a deep, revving undercurrent, like something sleek and dangerous idling before takeoff. Two distinct vocal layers float in, one high and the other deep and low, before bustling drums muscle their way in, pushing the whole thing into a strut. Thereโs something deliciously immersive about how the voices seem suspended mid-air, echoing into an expansive soundscape while the stomp-and-whistle hook worms into your brain.
Lyrically, Daddy Drwg spares no one. โWise guys spend too much / Wise guys are out of touch / Wise guys have all the luck / Wise guys donโt give aโฆโโitโs playful, but the teeth are sharp. The song jabs at bravado, entitlement, and emotional illiteracy, making the so-called โmale geniusโ look more like a court jester in an expensive suit. Yet, in the bridge, the mood dips unexpectedly into poignancy, as the vocals go like, โSlow, slow down the days / I know you feel the sunlight fading,โ just like a Dylan Thomas-inspired nod to the creeping fear of irrelevance. That shift keeps the satire from being all snarlโitโs got a pulse, a bruise, maybe even a little empathy.
With its punchy production, sly humor, and an earworm melody, โWise Guysโ by Daddy Drwg knows its targets, and it hits them square on.
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Review by: Naomi Joan