So what does MK & the Gentlemen bring to the party on the Mixed Tape EP? Songs in the vein of chasing women, tequila shots, or both. Everything you would expect from a twenty-something man coming into his own, yet what sets him apart is a bold innocence in his voice, a commanding albeit laidback presence, and a natural, honest view of the world around him.

Throughout Texas, he enjoys a strong following from those who live for his unmistakable sound from his years spent in the Lonestar State. From his current home in Venice, CA Mick Kelleher brings a lazy-cool California sound to his voice styling and songwriting, something he undoubtedly picked up during his summers here. It’s been described as funk rock. A new sound influenced by city life, freestyle beat box, Texas heat, and California women. Call it California beach funk. Call it Frunk (funk +rock). Call it what you want. It’s an eclectic sound that only a songwriter from Dallas, TX could forge.

His writing is clear. Words sometimes even become an instrument rather than simply accompanying one. Mick weaves tales of love or lust lost—or never even realized in songs like “Hollywood Hello.” Sometimes his whimsical gets a hold of him, adlibbing in the middle of “Boom Boom Yeah” as he did on the main stage of Winter X Games in Aspen, CO in front of a curious crowd. The Mixed Tape EP is the next stage of evolution fro MK & the Gentlemen & is available now.