sondre lerche, regina spektor, immortal technique, the stone roses, the smashing pumpkins, bob dylan, alkaline, the misfits, jeff buckley, sentridoh...
neutral milk hotel, so many dynamos, clap your hands say yeah, ugly duckling (take off einstein!), the gentle waves, and always the clancy brothers, tommy makem...
MDC (multi-death corporation, not matt chua, although he's really good too.)
deicide. cryptopsy.
.... and the piano man by billy joel.
aggressive and biting. that's about it.
it's pretty harsh, lyrically and musically, but every once in a while i chill it out.
the words i say are all true. there are no fabrications, and i only talk about shit i know. (aside from a note to autumn. i didn't really stab a guy... probably.)
a good friend of mine named chelsea seth woodward once said i have "more balls than a bowling alley and more heart than a cardiology wing."
Matthew Winters has been labeled an "indie/acoustic rogue."
It's been said that he has "more balls than a bowling alley."
It's been said that if Alkaline Trio and Conor Oberst had a child it would be Matthew Winters.
Let it be said here that Winters has been and always will be his own entity.
Rooted in the dregs of Spokane, WA, Winters has had short stints in bands ranging from metal to hardcore to political, Propagandhi-esque punk rock, even a bit of hip hop.
All the while he wrote and maintained his own emotions on the sidelines.
These emotions eventually surfaced and boiled over into demos and CD's that are collectively known as The Piss Sessions.
Winters's latest effort, appropriately titled ...Under Your Skin Like Splinters (2007) has been a giant leap from his folky roots.
Veering from the abrasive, anti-click track, solely acoustic sound that has acted as the groundwork for all his music, Winters
employed a drummer for ...Under Your Skin. He layered and added other instruments to the record, thusly defining his style
with more sound and a cleaner, more produced tone.
For the fans that remember him for his drunken, campfire-like stage presence, ...Under Your Skin Like Splinters was something
of a mindfuck.
However, still flying solo with just his guitar, Winters has been able to maintain the original feel of the songs that he wrote alone,
tipsy, and in the dark. Winters's style appeals to both sides of the tracks.
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"Alkaline Trio and Conor Oberst had a child, and his name was Matthew Winters." - Steven Lightfoot
I'm sifting through cigarette butts with Sondre Lerche humming in the background.
I'm reading some dirty poetry that's deemed "noteworthy" by the drunk hounds
who live nose-deep in their coffee mugs. (then dream their mindless dreams.. they're mindless.)
I'm sucking up all the fumes of our battered scene.
I'm addicted, now... to failure. (The drug that's way too readily available.)
And I live nose-deep in my drink. (Then dream my mindless dreams... I'm mindless)
I can't seem so unlikely to make fun of those just like me.
That's my blood spilled on canvas.
That's my crowd in this.....
Now I'm sifting through all the books full of shit I wrote
and I'm sticking by every word whether they were true or not.
I live nose-deep in my drink. (Then dream my mindless dreams.)
I'm sucking up all the tears that got me here.
I'll keep them in a jar with my piss.
The dogs will move.
They'll feast on anything they can find,
but nothing can satiate their hunger for something new...
..You best start topimp our show mr winters... im thinkin it might be a fun night ( thanks again for playin...you damn know id been lost to think of another asshole )
lmao, i wrote that before i noticed your comment. I am having a blessed day, i was 75% deaf the past 3 weeks due to double ear infections and god said let there be sound and a miracle was born. Now i can appreciate dandelion once again
Check out our write up and photos from the Platform Booking House of Charity Benefit show featuring Matthew Winters and other local artists!
Matthew Winters puts a big smile on my face when I see him. His music is so honest and straight forward. It is bittersweet and wonderful. I now know almost all of his lyrics and have fallen for almost all of his songs. Even before he played we heard his music with a full band and backup singers on the stereo and it was even cool. I will always take time to see him play!
Hey there, this is a belated posting as Sprint's air card has been
giving me crap and I haven't been able to get on here. This is a
download link to the new album, so give her a good download and check
out the rest of the T$S site when you get a chance. Take care! -Travis
Album Download Link:
ftp://talentsoldseparately.com/album/TheArsonist.zip
homie!!!! we still gotta set up that double b-day party! haha...it might be a little too late...at the same time, everyone's always down for a party! haha...hmmm...well we do need you to come play some tunes for my girls! when are you free in the next couple weeks?
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