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!

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!

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!

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:

• Facebook
• MySpace
• Twitter
• Last.fm
• Soundclick
• Soundcloud
• Virb
• thesixtyone
• blip.fm
• Reverbnation

…making Matt and us forever grateful!

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.

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!

You can chose from the whole of the Deltorers debut EP, two tracks from Matt Marr’s forthcoming album Currency of Souls or The Sables limited release Pilgrim Man EP, so please spread the word and spend some time enjoying Drift at the same time!