Matt’s received a great, positive review in the Summer issue of esteemed online mag greaterthanmag. You can read it on their (Flash) site, here’s a screenshot of the review, but please check this great magazine covering quality music from their base in Detroit, Michigan…
Matt Marr – great review of ‘Currency Of Souls’ @ greaterthanmag.com
Matt Marr – to be found on One Track Mind’s May 2010 MP3 Rewind
Back in early May, we got an email from the lovely Danny de Zayas at One Track Mind letting us know that Matt’s track Different Shades Of Blue would be part of a Sunday Sampler collection of freely downloadable MP3s – great stuff!
It’s now part of the May 2010 Rewind collection available from the One Track Mind website, so in the spirit of sharing please go and download BOTH zip files for a load of great new music!
Matt Marr – local interest for a local hero
The local paper down in sunny Bournemouth – the Bournemouth Echo – has run a piece on Matt in today’s edition.
It’s not available online so, using decidedly old skool techniques, it’s recreated here in all it’s glory. Thanks to Nick Churchill for his words, let’s hope Matt can get some notoriety in his hometown after all these years!
Matt Marr Update – Rough Trade albums deal + London gig – Wed 28 April
*** UPDATE – VENUE CHANGE ***
Wednesday’s gig is now at The Salisbury in Harringay, Monkey Chews is not open at present, cheers!
*** UPDATE – VENUE CHANGE ***
Here’s a bit of an update Matt Marr-wise, from the man himself:
Hi,
Rough Trade Shops are selling 100 exclusive copies of new album Currency Of Souls and it’s the only store ANYWHERE selling physical copies!!And to top it off, you’ll also recieve a free copy of my last full album Beach In The Fallin’ Rain all for the great price of £6.99!!
When the hundred are gone…they’re gone!!
So do the sensible thing and buy yourself a copy…
Thanks,
Matt
Also, coming up next Wednesday – 28th April – in London Town, Matt will be playing a night promoted by eARmusic at Monkey Chews, Camden. Obviously, Matt would love to have your support at this night as he continues his invasion of the capital, so get down there if you can, cheers!
OUT NOW on iTunes: Matt Marr’s ‘Currency Of Souls’ plus more London gig news
We’re proud and excited to announce the release of the second album from Matt Marr, Currency Of Souls. The album shows the diversity and depth of Matt’s songwriting, developed over the past decade on the Dorset coast.
About Matt Marr:
Matt was principle songwriter and vocalist in Bournemouth indie rock band, The Marlins throughout the late 90s and early 2000s.
Since initially releasing Beach In The Fallin’ Rain in 2006, Matt has continuously written and recorded new material, culminating in 2008’s Matt Marr EP and the imminent release of Currency Of Souls. Matt has performed live throughout this period, including supporting Jesse Malin in London in 2008 and Andy Burroughs (ex-Razorlight) this past March, 2010.
Matt Marr‘s first album – Beach In The Fallin’ Rain – was re-released on Honey Be in November 2009, as a prequel to Currency Of Souls and is available exclusively through iTunes.
About Currency of Souls:
Currency of Souls was recorded over the course of 2008 and 2009 along with Adam Chetwood (The Boy Least Likely To) and Adam’s brother, Ben. The album will be released in April 2010, to be accompanied by a number of live performances from Matt, both in a solo/duo and band format. Check out national and local music press for details.
Four years ago Matt Marr wrote and released a collection of songs – Beach In The Fallin’ Rain – which summed up his recent years to that point: nostalgic for lost youth, reflective, a little helpless, lost even. In Matt’s own words, this album is the sequel to Beach…, and some of those questions about life and love have been answered.
Currency Of Souls retains Matt’s gift for a tune and turn of phrase whilst adding a musical maturity that reflects the passing years, nods to classic American songwriters and a camaraderie with his contemporaries. Currency Of Souls is eclectic but always Matt Marr, influenced by others but perfected by him, personal yet accessible as he muses on the universal themes we all struggle to understand.
Matt Marr live @ eARmusic, Monkey Chews, Camden – Wed 28th April
We’ve just got confirmation that Matt will be playing a night called eARmusic at MONKEY CHEWS, Camden, London. Tickets are £5 and you can buy them here.
Matt would surely love your support at this gig, so if you’re in the area please try to make it along for this gig, cheers!
Matt Marr – at gig w/ Andy Burrow’s new band I AM ARROWS
We’re here at The Luminaire in London watching ex-Razorlight drummer Andy Burrows new band I AM ARROWS soundcheck. Pretty cool experience. Matt is first on a 3 band bill here tonight and we’ve got some 3 track promos to give out at the gig. The full album is FREE to download from mattmarr.co.uk until 23rd March, so please spread the word! Thanks as ever…right, back to enjoying this soundcheck!
Matt Marr – Currency of Souls is available as a FREE download
From today Matt Marr’s new album, Currency Of Souls is available as a FREE download! It’s true, we want to spread the word about this amazing collection of songs from Bournemouth’s own Matt Marr, so here we go…
Simply navigate your way to either Matt’s own website – mattmarr.co.uk – or go to Matt’s Bandcamp site – music.mattmarr.co.uk – where you can listen to the whole album and then download it for free until March 23rd. It’s that easy…hey, look! You can even listen to the album on this site, look right >>> then click through to download it!
In return we’ll ask for your email address, but only so we can let you know when Currency Of Souls is released physically or when Matt is playing live, for example. If you like the album, you could make yourself feel even better by spreading the word:
…making Matt and us forever grateful!
Matt Marr supporting Andy Burrows’ ARROWS @ The Luminaire, London 3rd March
Holy Cow! We’ll let Matt himself explain this gem away:
I will be opening for Andy Burrows’ new band ‘Arrows’ (ex-Razorlight drummer – wrote a little tune called America) it is his first public appearance ahead of the release of his new album recorded with Eliot James (Noah and The Whale, Bloc Party)
“One of NME’s Albums of 2010, the first fruits of Burrows’ solo labours”
Should be a great night!
To this end, tickets are available from We Got Tickets and in the meantime you can listen to Different Shades Of Blue from the forthcoming album Currency Of Souls at Soundclick, Soundcloud, Virb and also at thesixtyone….take your pick and knock yrselves out!
See you in London Town, March 3rd…and if you can’t make it, Matt will be playing at Solid Air @ The Winchester in Bournemouth on Monday 1st March. It’s a free entry gig as ever, so please come along if you can, cheers.
Matt Marr’s ‘Beach In The Fallin’ Rain’ now available on iTunes and Amazon
Just a quick note to let you know that Matt’s first album on Honey Be is now available from the following reputable online stores: iTunes and Amazon UK.
It’d be great if you bought the album from one of these behemoths, of course, but if you’ve already got and love Beach In The Fallin’ Rain as much as we do, perhaps rate it favourably or even leave a lovely review for other sonic inquisitors?
In the meantime, we’re hard at work in Honey Be’s Midlands beehive, putting together the artwork for Matt’s new album Currency of Souls and co-ordinating our squadron of PR and new media foot soldiers to begin the assault of the ears of the world! Or something like that anyway…The album cover is a work of understated beauty, hopefully we will do the songs justice. We’re working to a post-Easter, early April release date and have put Different Shades of Blue up for a listen around the web on Soundcloud, Virb and also at thesixtyone.
Please spread the word, subscribe to our Feed for all the latest news and check back here soon, thanks for your support as ever!
The Sables – FREE download releases!
As a build up to the release of The Sables’ second album later this year, they have announced today that they will be making available a number of free downloads. These will be available on The Sables’ website and available right now is the Pilgrim Man EP including the hit single ‘Baby You Don’t Know‘…soon to come will be the YAAARD remix of ‘After The Rain’ – which is amazing. The Pilgrim Man EP is also available – along with the rest of The Sables’ back catalogue – on their Bandcamp site, you can also listen to tracks before you buy. More updates to follow…