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!

Since then Matt has released a self-titled solo EP, available here and has his second full-length offering, Currency of Souls, waiting in the wings for an early Spring 2010 release on Honey Be Records. Beach… remains a deeply personal collection of songs, the precursor to his latest output. The themes are those of loss, nostalgia, random weekends in Amsterdam, the fictional mixed with fact enhanced by the melodies and sounds within.

Beach In The Fallin’ Rain is available now from Matt Marr‘s Bandcamp site either as a download or for just one more of your Earth pounds the CD AND the download, wheee! You can also listen to the album right now on this very page (look to your right a bit!) If that’s not enough, then mattmarr.co.uk holds the key to a free track from the forthcoming Currency of Souls. You’ll be asked to sign up to Matt’s occasional email newsletter in order to get the track, but you can unsubscribe instantly.

Thanks so much for reading, we hope you’ll love this record as much as we do, please feel free to spread the word far and wide because we’re a tiny voice in a big room! Buy Matt Marr‘s Beach In The Fallin’ Rain here…

When Matt Marr allowed us to release both his upcoming album Currency Of Souls, as well as Beach In The Fallin’ Rain, our grins quickly became painful. Matt’s earlier work with The Marlins is also some of the most inspired songwriting we’ve heard from this area. No, simply… it is the most inspired, along with what has followed. His writing affects us in a way that only people who truly love music can begin to understand. He observes and lives life with a wonderfully heavy heart and soul. His tales, both fictitious and sometimes uncomfortably real, should be heard by anyone who shares that true love.

Deltorers have, since the first time we saw them live, got to us in an all together different way. Lacking in subtlety, experience, or (to this very day) a set of drumsticks, was on top of something far more important – giving a shit about anything other than their music. If we were teenage girls we’d fancy the Deltorers. There… that’s a confession (of sorts) of our love for these guys. But, we’d be teenage girls who had been brought up on – and loved – their parent’s old Nirvana and Sonic Youth albums, who saw these three scruffy fuckers as one of those bands you’ve loved to have discovered before they were famous. In a town where the average ‘rock’ band is about as real as reality tv, Deltorers buck that trend without trying, and that is their appeal.

Things aren’t quite so simple when it comes to talking about The Sables. Their appeal to the listener is one of discovery, to dive into its depths and drown in its beauty. To seek, to explore, to ultimately lose yourself within the vastness of its colour and emotion. South Southern Angel was an inspiration to us, not only as the final nudge needed to create Honey Be, but creatively (along with the combined talents of the rest of the Sables family) it never stops impressing. Whilst we’re still drowning in its multi-coloured ocean, we’re trying to suppress our expectations for its successor – no easy thing…

This is a top quality line-up with Michael having recently finished his latest album, Tim having just released an amazing collection of songs under his “Oh Dreamland” moniker and Charlie Hole rounding off the line-up superbly.

This is a night not to be missed, please join us – it’s FREE entry as well – and sample some of the songs from Matt’s forthcoming album “Currency of Souls” at first hand.  While you’re here, check out mattmarr.co.uk for an extra free download track “The Poets Son” when you sign up to his mailing list.

That’s all for now, keep on checking to find out more about the artists on Honey Be Records.  We appreciate your interest, please spread the word because our voice is small and we have something to say.  See you at the gig!

In the not too distant future we will be releasing Matt’s superb new album Currency Of Souls. Prior to that, we will be distributing a 2-track album sampler at live performances, as well as at the upcoming Green Man and End Of The Road festivals through the Rough Trade stand. Both tracks can also be found on Matt’s myspace, as well as a third track ‘The Poets Son’ which is available as a free download from his website.

In the coming weeks we will also be releasing his ‘lost classic’ Beach In The Falling Rain. Since reviewing this in 2006 it has disappeared completely, available only to the lucky few who managed to grab a demo. We loved it at the time and feel privileged to unearth it and give it the exposure it truly deserves. We will shortly announce its availability as a download and strictly limited edition cd.