"...seemed to fit the traditional singer-songwriter mould. But that is exactly what he is challenging, pushing that idea of one man and his guitar to its limits. With a noticeable Lou Reed influence, his songs move between gentle laments to attacks on his guitar that teeter on a knife-edge, with song structures more akin of rock, or even jazz, and lyrics that cover everything from fairytales to literary icons. Matt pulls all this of with a suave cool and a voice that echos Jeff Buckley and Nick Cave. His debut EP, 'Episodes', is out now on Light Crude Records."....(CMU Music Network)
"Each composition is inspired and unsettling. His refusal to embrace standard conventions on song writing will have you scratching your head at points but give him a few listens and he’ll be in your head for months." Ollie Cornish, Music-News.com, Jan '09
Hey Matt, thanks a lot for your comment, that's very kind of you. As I said before, I really like your Lou Reed-esque arrangement and sound, particularly on 'Race the skyline'. Good stuff. Best of luck with it all, and with everything else going on. Cheers, Jake.
Here's what "Hands up" conjured for me: the doomy mellotron intro of Bowie's "We are the dead" (1974); my mother talking about the power of the unions when she worked at Caterpillar in the ’70s – three people to change a lightbulb etc; placid pinstripe evil; the huge new CCTV camera which was stuck onto the building outside my window this very day; a horrible former fat flat"mate" and her invitations to the Institute of Direct Marketing annual disco; shirt pits soaked with sweat to the sounds of Toploader's "Dancing in the moonlight"; and a story I heard about someone I vaguely know in Nottingham, who works somewhere where the employees have to do something electronic with a pass every morning as they arrive – he'd been about 60 seconds late on two conescutive mornings, and so was told that a third would have him sacked. Realising on the third morning that he was about to get through the door about three minutes late, he turned around, walked home, called in sick and thus saved his job.
Mr Finucane, you are the true voice of England.
C/De
PS: you said there'd be new recordings – plural. Where are the others, then?
Phantom party is fine, but Kafka song is real genius. At first I thought the bit where it picks up again at the end might be overlong, but this was just momentary cranial arseflagon – you've got it just right. Attention to detail, historical correctness, the trademark but not overused Finucane la-las. Fine, fine stuff. The next phase begins here. I'll listen to Grimm later; it's 1:43am and I have to email you. Chris/De
Hey, Matt, that's fine! Our drummer was in the throes of a post-drink fiasco, too... (drummed brilliantly, but he didn't say much!)
See you around soon, anyhow, hopefully!
x
Hannah
yo dude, how are u, cheers for the comment, loved it, pleasure unit sounds sweet, thrown in with the lions in the urban jungle, got an open mic 26th in oxford st if you fancy comin
Really liking the tunes mate. The DIY feel is a popular one in my book.
I wasn't at the White Hart last thursday although it is about 2 mins away from my house so I should play down there sometime really.
Which night do they do an open mic down there?
