Following the release of By The Rule in 2014, Mick took a short break and began writing again in 2015. Basing himself between Cork and Clare, Mick was motivated by current events around the world to start writing again, specifically one tragic event in April 2015 that inspired the title track.

Speaking directly about the new single he said: "I Own You is about class inequality, more specifically the Baltimore riots. I was writing around the same time that this kid Freddie Gray died – they just broke his back, and the feelings and emotions around that just sort of bled into the song. I suppose the main bulk was to do with that."

Flannery promises a collection of songs which are more socially conscious than his previous offerings. "50% of this album is more socially aware, containing social commentary stuff, and is ultimately less self-involved than my previous releases. It may also sound slightly different; I was listening to a lot of Kendrick Lamar, and for a long time it was just Christian [producer] and I in the studio – him on drums and me warbling – so the beat became more important than any guitar or piano parts, more hip-hop based, the reason it sounds a little bit more modern."

I Own You will be released on CD and vinyl on October 14. You can watch the video for "I own You" here: