Maverick Sabre: 'I Need' - Single review

Judging by next year's crop of Ones to Watch getting a head start before the beginning of 2012, thoughtful lyrics, live instruments and carefully crafted melodies are poised to return en masse to the upper echelons of the chart. One artist spearheading the movement is London-Irish Maverick Sabre, who, after his successful debut effort 'Let Me Go', has swiftly returned to unleash stage two of his musical takeover master plan.

Not that there is much in the way of propaganda here, as little more than strings, drums and an electric organ play out over Sabre's self-penned words about remembering the good ol' days. "I need blue skies/ I need them old times/ I need something good," he rap-sings is his inimitable twang on a gravelly chorus that burrows deeper into your brain with each listen. Don't worry mate, we have a sneaking suspicion that things will pick up again very soon.

Watch Maverick Sabre's 'I Need' music video below: