You wouldn't catch many people ditching a high flying central London City job to try their luck in the increasingly fickle music industry, but that's exactly what singer-songwriter Tom Moriarty did. A braver man than most, then.
His dramatic change of career is ingrained in new single Life's A Mystery, the video showing Moriarty attired in leathers and long hair - a fitting look for his gravelly vocals. There's something of the old rock greats - Paul Weller and Steve Winwood - to his voice, and it lends a touching authenticity to his music.
Life's A Mystery has been picking up praise across the board with Radio 2 and Guitarist magazine in particular singing its praises. Indeed, BBC London's Robert Elms went as far as to call Moriarty a 'pearl amongst oysters', and there's definitely that notion of having stumbled across a real hidden talent on first hearing the singer's record.
In an age of chart hits dripping in an overload of gloss and production sheen, Moriarty offers an impressive stripped-back alternative.
Life's A Mystery is out now and is available to download from Amazon here.
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