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CMU Approved
Approved: Matthew & The Atlas
By CMU Editorial | Published on Tuesday 4 May 2010
Matthew & The Atlas, led by Matthew Hegarty, are one of those bands I’ve only just got round to listening to, despite hearing lovely things about them for a while now, and having been ordered by friends to check them out on more than one occasion. They deliver a spine-tingling take on modern folk, with Matthew’s vocals coming across grainy and raw, yet tender, drawing similarities to Ray Lamontagne, and helped along by the delicate backing vocals of Lindsay West.
After support slots with Mumford & Sons at the start of the year, the band have just released their debut EP ‘To The North’. Lead track ‘I Will Remain’ shows off the more upbeat folky side to the band with its hand-claps and banjo, while ‘Veins Of Your History’ shows a more stripped down, tender side to their music. The band have lots of gigs lined up over the next month, including a performance at The Great Escape, so plenty of opportunities to see them in action.
www.myspace.com/matthewandtheatlas
