Cris Mantello’s ‘Dirt’ feels like a classic piece of rock and roll brought back to life in 2022. The country rock anthem might make you feel like this is an American through and through track. But, Mantello actually comes from Switzerland. His love for the addictive melodies of American country music saw him take up the genre as a favourite. On ‘Dirt’, he’s infused a bit of his own style, turning it into a slightly alternative take on the genre. With a refreshing electric solo, a coarse chorus, and a concluding section that turns into a choir repetition of the insanely addictive chorus line, ‘Dirt’ becomes a song that inadvertently stays in your head long after it’s done.
A refreshing take on a rather by the numbers and templatised genre.