Mike Moss: Singer-Songwriter and Producer
Mike Moss is a singer-songwriter and producer from Greater Manchester, making rock-influenced emotive pop with heartfelt lyrics, strong melodies and anthemic choruses.
After several years away from releasing music, including time spent rebuilding his voice after COVID, Mike returned in 2026 with new music from his forthcoming EP, Was It Love?. The first single, This Place, explored home, leaving and starting again. Its follow-up, Little Angel, was written for his children and looks at parenthood from the other direction—not just what we teach our children, but what they teach us, usually without either side realising it.
Drawing on influences from singer-songwriters, alternative rock, classic pop and widescreen pop-rock, Mike’s music blends emotional directness with atmospheric production and a strong sense of melody. His sound sits somewhere between the heartfelt storytelling of artists such as Sam Fender, Bruce Springsteen and John Mayer, and the anthemic scale of U2, Coldplay and The War on Drugs.
His debut album, Cold World Plastic Dream, earned strong reviews and drew comparisons to artists including David Bowie, Muse and U2. He followed it with the EP Start with Love, and Forgive the Rest, recorded between Manchester and Brooklyn, New York.
Over the years, Mike has headlined his own shows, supported acts including The Futureheads and Kid British, reached No. 2 in the UK University Student Radio Chart, and received radio play across the UK and US, with multiple appearances on BBC Radio and BBC Introducing.
This Place and Little Angel mark the beginning of a new chapter: more focused, more honest and rooted in the kind of songs that stay with you.
"There is no denying he belongs in the annals of great songwriters"
Amelia Vandergast,
A&R Factory — 2026
“There’s something refreshing about Mike Moss as an artist. He doesn’t sound like anybody else but there's a hint of familiarity in his music that make his songs instantly likeable and incredibly playable.”
Dean Jackson, BBC Radio
"If this album is any indication, Moss has a way with a pop melody that captures the imagination. There isn't a song on the album that doesn't have an absolutely infectious hook, the kind of hook that could well land a song on many a pop hit list."
Seattle Post
"There is little production work done to Moss's vocals, which are absolutely stellar. Bouncing through styles with the greatest of ease, Moss has the chops to hang with anyone on the music scene."