Premiere: Pokey LaFarge – ‘Better Man Than Me’

New album 'Manic Revelations' incoming...

Pokey LaFarge is able to lose himself in music.

The St. Louis songwriter can't help it – he gets this fever, this urge to pour himself out in song.

New album 'Manic Revelations' is the result of this activity, and it's an enthralling slice of country-tinged Americana.

“The manic revelation is the state where artists create,” says Pokey. “I got to the point in writing these songs where I felt like a house on fire that just kept burning… This album is about confronting yourself. It’s about confronting your city, its relation with the world, and all its people.”

Out on May 19th, Pokey will play a rare solo show London's intimate Courtyard Theatre on May 5th.

Ahead of this, Clash is able to share new cut 'Better Man Than Me' – lucid, engrossing songwriting, you can check it out below.

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