Today, rising artist and producer Matt Taylor returns with powerful stripped back offering
‘no matter what i say.’
The reflective offering is an exquisite spin on embracing vulnerability, one that showcases a different side to the Brighton-based polymath. Sharing a little more about the process, Matt Taylor explained:
I was getting frustrated with myself, I would replay situations over in my head trying to think what would have changed if I had acted differently in situations. I just wanted a song that I didn’t have to worry about sounding “cool” or “empowering, I wanted a moment where I could allow myself to be a bit pathetic.
I find sad songs like this quite difficult to write, because it obviously means a lot to me, but I get worried others will get bored of listening to something that sounds quite depressing. That’s where the production helps a lot. The key contributor to that was the London Tube, I recorded the tube on the Piccadilly & Circle line to make the weird washing noises, which were just impossible to EQ properly, so I almost had to then build the track around them once they came in rather than the other way around”.
no matter what I say. comes in the wake of ‘GODSPEED’, a weightless slice of genre-bending electro-pop. Released last month, Clash magazine described it as ‘music that feels as though it has been beamed in from the future’ and Radio 1 described it as ‘intoxicating’.
Originally from Dublin, Ireland, Matt Taylor has been honing his craft over the last few years, pulling inspiration from the energy and courage in music such as SOPHIE’s and looking to the storytelling and songwriting in the likes of Taylor Swift’s and Lorde’s music.
Matt Taylor has been turning heads and winning hearts at every stage since he launched. From Apple Music, to front-page placement on Vevo, and as a Spotify “One to Watch” with consistent DSP support including NMF, New Pop UK and Fresh Finds. He’s also made his mark in music press scooping support from the likes of Gay Times, Clash, EARMILK, Golden Plec and many more.
Now based in Brighton, Matt is driven to create music as catharsis: “reading back over my lyrics as a conversation is a chance to reflect on mistakes and learn from my flaws. I also think that‘s why people easily connect to my music“.
Releasing as an independent artist and sat on a wealth of chart threatening dynamic singles, Matt Taylor is someone to champion as your artist to watch this year. Catch his amazing live performance on April the 6th at Folklore in Hoxton. Tickets HERE.
Keep all eyes on Matt Taylor