Matt Mcmanamon, former frontsman of The Dead 60s launches his solo career with a new single “Jumpin’ The Gun”. The song was released on the 15th January and it is the first track of a new album ‘Scally Folk’, expected later this year. McManamon making his first steps on an intrepid new path, marking a distinct change in direction from the high energy ska-punk frisson of the band that broke his name. He said: ““Jumpin’ The Gun” is a song for all ‘the haters’ in life. The song is primarily about experiencing negative people & negative thoughts, and responding to them by doing something positive. Some years ago when I took a hiatus from doing music, I’d find certain opinionated people, basically wrote me off, believing I was finished and would never do anything in music again. I always knew I would, I was just taking stock and biding my time and making sure I didn’t “jump the gun”, so the song draws inspiration from turning other people’s negativity into a positive. For me it has a real “we will win” attitude about it, not too dissimilar to the kids book The Tortoise and the Hare.”