Michael J. Benjamin has dropped a fantastic new single in the form of ‘The Deal Has Long Gone Down’. It’s a beautiful folk ballad that allows his ear-catching baritone voice to take centre stage as he takes a chilling look at the looming environmental disaster. “I guess it expresses my fears for the modern climate we all live in, a changing world in danger of moving towards something dark and despairing,” he explains. “When the fortune-teller at the crossroads loses belief, you know it’s tough times ahead.” Benjamin previously dropped an acoustic version of the track, which is well worth checking out, and he’ll be playing in London on April 2nd, 2023. -Dan Peeke.