money and began composing on a thirty dollar acoustic guitar that thankfully would not stay in tune.Recording on a cheap boom box, he found the acoustics in his Lower East Side closet ideal for creating a sort of intimate sound which would perfectly suit his newly inspired urban-folk songs, as well as his finances. With guitar in hand and hay still in his hair Major Matt hit the streets.
Four years, two seven-inches, countless solo-acoustic-subway-dock & smoky-bar-gigs later, as well as an appearance on the Live at The Fort: Sidewalk Cafe compilation CD, Major Matt released his first full length, nationally distributed, solo album entitled Me Me Me, on "Olive Juice Music," in conjunction with "Fortified Records." And is now available in Europe on Shoeshine Records, owned and operated by Teenage Fanclub drummer Francis Macdonald!
Me Me Me is ...slowly carving out a hole for musicians and music appreciators, who are inspired by the energy of punk and indie forms, while also moved by the simplicity and profundity of great American folk artists... |