▁sound ▁to ▁that ▁of ▁Ed ▁She er an , ▁in ▁that ▁the ▁two ▁share ▁a ▁" pred ile ction ▁for ▁a ▁per cuss ive ▁style ▁of ▁guitar ▁playing , ▁v agu ely ▁hip - h op ▁be ats ▁and ▁rap - infl uen ced ▁vocal ▁cad ences ". ▁Pet rid is ▁also ▁character ised ▁the ▁song writing ▁as ▁either ▁being ▁" b ull ish ▁assert ions ▁of ▁Walker ' s ▁own ▁talent ▁in ▁the ▁face ▁of ▁a path y ▁and ▁advers ity ▁(' I ' ll ▁be ▁dead ▁before ▁they ▁change ▁me , ▁my ▁guitar ' s ▁the ▁only ▁one ▁that ▁ever ▁paid ▁me ') ▁and ▁em path etic ▁I ' m - your - mate ▁v ign ettes ▁involving ▁bo o ze , ▁dru gs ▁and ▁lean ▁times ." ▁Review ing ▁the ▁album ▁for ▁Cl ash , ▁Mal v ika ▁Pad in ▁described ▁it ▁as ▁" an ▁assured , ▁controlled ▁debut ▁album " ▁featuring ▁" a ▁mix ▁of ▁slow ▁instrument als ▁and ▁so aring ▁vocals , ▁that ▁make ▁an ▁impact ▁track ▁after ▁track ", ▁summar ising ▁it ▁as ▁a ▁" per fect ▁representation ▁of ▁him ▁– ▁cheer ful , ▁genu ine , ▁heart f elt ▁and ▁tal ented ". ▁In ▁a ▁two - star ▁review , ▁Will ▁H od g kin son ▁of ▁The ▁Times ▁also ▁compared ▁Walker ▁to ▁She er an ▁and ▁R ag ' n ' B one ▁Man , ▁saying ▁that ▁" the ▁public ▁app et ite ▁for ▁earnest ▁be arded ▁trou bad ours ▁who ▁look ▁as ▁if ▁they