What blows me away is this man's vocal range and control. When you have what appears to be 2 distinct vocals coming from the same human being, it's difficult to grasp the complexity without seeing it happen in person. That's exactly what Kit Walters has done in their latest video, he's stripped this song down to it's bare essentials and somehow has taken a song that's full of angst and rage and traded all that in for a sultry, swagger that reeks of sex appeal. The acoustic version of "No Mercy" hits all the places in your brain that are stimulated by the idea of power and control but it hits them in a much more careful manner. This time, it's not hardcore violence that's being triggered in the brain, it's something more dark and vivid. Something primal that we all have hidden deep inside that we only let out when the lights are out and we're all alone but secretly we want to share it with the world. It's that primal area of the brain the controls the same flight or flight instinct that both versions of this song trigger. In the original song, you get the aggression that makes you want to rage and take the power back whereas this version of the song, you want the same thing but the manner in which you do it is much more subversive. You're more controlling and full of dark directives with this version than you would be with the full out version of the song.
Kit Walters knows exactly how to handle his instrument and his fans. He is giving you all the gateway you need to get hooked on his brand and then he reels you in tighter and tighter. This quality of pop music doesn't come along very often and when it does it generally flys under the radar for a bit until someone stumbles across it, realizes how it makes them feel and then does something with it. I guarantee within the next 2 seasons of Teen Wolf or The Vampire Diaries, you will hear Kit on the soundtrack and it'll catch the world off guard but those of us in the know will be standing there waiting to tell the world, "I told you so".
