Micky’s explanation of the vocal style on her great version of ‘John Henry’ (sung by her, with a female-to-male switch button used on the synthesiser):

Originally I was trying to make my voice sound like a sort of Steven Hawkings robot, but it wasn’t quite right, it was going to be like a modern take, as in computers are the new steam drill, and it would be ironic to have it sung BY a computer, as they are heartless beasts. Like retelling human history by a computer. You know how the winners of the war get to write the first take of the history.