{"product_id":"michael-j-sheehy-the-hired-mourners-dont-we-deserve-some-kind-of-love","title":"Michael J. Sheehy \u0026 The Hired Mourners - Don't We Deserve Some Kind of Love?","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMichael J. Sheehy\u003c\/strong\u003e has been making records for almost three decades, initially as founder and mouthpiece of mid-'90s cult band \u003cstrong\u003eDream City Film Club\u003c\/strong\u003e, then as a solo artist and frontman of rootsy garage rock act \u003cstrong\u003eMiraculous Mule\u003c\/strong\u003e. He has toured with the likes of \u003cstrong\u003eKristin Hersh\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003eTindersticks\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003eJohn Cale\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong\u003ePeter Murphy\u003c\/strong\u003e, while his songs have been utilised in films such as \u003cem\u003eIntimacy\u003c\/em\u003e and the TV show \u003cem\u003eDeadwood\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFollowing a six-year hiatus, Sheehy has just released \u003cem\u003eDon't We Deserve Some Kind of Love?\u003c\/em\u003e, his seventh solo album but first for Dimple Discs.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn exploring themes of addiction, recovery, forgiveness, love, loss and the search for identity, it brings into sharp focus a shift in perspective that began with its 2020 predecessor, \u003cem\u003eDistance Is The Soul Of Beauty\u003c\/em\u003e. \"I got sober in 2012, and after 20 years of heavy drinking there was a lot of damage and debris that needed to be addressed,\" explains Sheehy. \"For two years I didn't write a single song. I was seeking out who I could be without drink and drugs. I'd spent two decades upending anything that resembled stability and writing about what a fucking shambles I was. I had always written for and about people for whom life is an ordeal and it almost always came from the bottom of a half-empty glass.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eDon't We Deserve Some Kind Of Love?\u003c\/em\u003e features contributions from \u003cstrong\u003eFiona Brice\u003c\/strong\u003e (violin), \u003cstrong\u003eSandy Mill\u003c\/strong\u003e (backing vocals), \u003cstrong\u003eIan Burns\u003c\/strong\u003e (drums) and \u003cstrong\u003ePatrick McCarthy\u003c\/strong\u003e (guitar). It was recorded at home over a five-year period while Sheehy was a stay-at-home father and working evenings at a bar in Camden, north London.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"London songsmith's affectingly introspective return\". - \u003cstrong\u003eUncut, \u003c\/strong\u003eAugust 2026 - 9\/10 review\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"DIMPLE DISCS","offers":[{"title":"Vinyl LP","offer_id":58328197300569,"sku":"SDZ-47463","price":27.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"CD","offer_id":58328197333337,"sku":"SDZ-47464","price":15.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/3455\/0945\/files\/image_2038e4d7-89b2-47d3-a5cb-517a0ba55cb5.png?v=1781782576","url":"https:\/\/spindizzyrecords.com\/products\/michael-j-sheehy-the-hired-mourners-dont-we-deserve-some-kind-of-love","provider":"Spindizzy Dublin","version":"1.0","type":"link"}