Scott Matthews’ new record, The Great Untold, is a career-defining masterpiece. The sixth studio album by the Ivor Novello Award-winning singer-songwriter is the one that many have craved: it is a masterclass in honesty, instinct and reflection.
The ghosts of Paul Simon, Tim Buckley, Nick Drake and John Martyn loom large on a collection that ranks alongside work by some of the world’s great singer-songwriters. On his sixth record, Matthews has created songs that are breathtaking in their beauty and audacious in their simplicity. The richness in Matthews’ new work comes from subtle playing and mellifluous melodies. He has become a master of his craft; a man who can play like Bert Jansch, sing like an angel and write songs that Joni Mitchell might admire.
In many ways, The Great Untold is the start of a new era for Matthews. Since his debut album, Passing Stranger, in 2006, the Wolverhampton-born star of bluesy acoustica has refined his craft. Writing deft and sensitive songs during a trajectory that began with the ethereal ‘Elusive’, the largely acoustic The Great Untold marks a new beginning.
Matthews is recently married with a newborn son, and has new hopes and fears, new stories to tell. The point is to make a connection. “I want to move somebody with the power of moods and music. It’s very powerful stuff.”
It is in the right hands. And that’s an apposite description for The Great Untold. It is a record written by a man at the peak of his powers, by a musician able to channel great beauty in songs that reveal the most human of truths.
We are delighted to be hosting this special event on Saturday 6 October, with a support act to be announced. Matthews has a passionately loyal fanbase and tickets are likely to sell fast. Click here to book.
The ghosts of Paul Simon, Tim Buckley, Nick Drake and John Martyn loom large on a collection that ranks alongside work by some of the world’s great singer-songwriters. On his sixth record, Matthews has created songs that are breathtaking in their beauty and audacious in their simplicity. The richness in Matthews’ new work comes from subtle playing and mellifluous melodies. He has become a master of his craft; a man who can play like Bert Jansch, sing like an angel and write songs that Joni Mitchell might admire.
In many ways, The Great Untold is the start of a new era for Matthews. Since his debut album, Passing Stranger, in 2006, the Wolverhampton-born star of bluesy acoustica has refined his craft. Writing deft and sensitive songs during a trajectory that began with the ethereal ‘Elusive’, the largely acoustic The Great Untold marks a new beginning.
Matthews is recently married with a newborn son, and has new hopes and fears, new stories to tell. The point is to make a connection. “I want to move somebody with the power of moods and music. It’s very powerful stuff.”
It is in the right hands. And that’s an apposite description for The Great Untold. It is a record written by a man at the peak of his powers, by a musician able to channel great beauty in songs that reveal the most human of truths.
We are delighted to be hosting this special event on Saturday 6 October, with a support act to be announced. Matthews has a passionately loyal fanbase and tickets are likely to sell fast. Click here to book.