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NEW FEATURE INTERVIEW

Stereo Stickman interviews singer-songwriter Mat D

Thank you to Rebbeca Cullen at Stereo Stickman for the interview!  Mat's latest album JERICHO GAP drops worldwide March 30! Read about the new songs and what inspires mat as a writer and musician.

JERICHO GAP by Mat D

THE NEW ALBUM DROPS MARCH 30

"Jericho Gap is the upcoming full length album from Mat D.

The album was produced by Mark Dahm at the Warehouse Recording Studio for the independent label SMC Records. Mat is joined by longtime bandmate Jeff Deignan on drums and percussion alongside bass guitarist Scott Walters and lead guitarist Jason Haven.

Jericho Gap chronicles the dark and forgotten side of the "Mother Road" - specifically West Texas, Nevada, Arizona and the California sections of Route 66. The songs chronicle lost love, the forsaken and down-trodden ghost towns populated with old spirits and a cast of characters from the wrong side of the tracks. The album takes a rootsy rock n roll direction with a healthy dose of old blues, country, folk and southern gospel influences. Mat's signature Hard Luck Americana and Bad Man Ballad styled lyrical and vocal delivery is brought to life by the driving rhythm section of Walters and Deignan showcasing the the hard edged and melodic guitar work of Jason Haven."

NEW ARTICLE - Music Mecca.org

READ THE NEW ARTICLE ONLINE

THANK YOU to Mia Griff at  Music Mecca.org for the article!

To read the write up click the link below.

what people are saying about the new single THE COMPANY I KEEP

"Soothingly mellow into fiercely soulful and bold – Americana’s Mat D crafts a blues-rock classic, with the ballad-kissed power and presence of an enthralling, unignorable The Company I Keep. 

Featuring the simple warmth of a live-sounding guitar, bass and drums arrangement, the composition, writing and performance have all been faultlessly captured, promising a release that quickly urges fans to crank up the volume – to escape entirely into the raw emotion and fearless vulnerability of the song’s core. 

Ever since January’s release of Devil You Know, the Mat D sound has been one sure to draw interest whenever anything new should emerge – thanks to that clear authenticity interwoven amidst the organic and passionate. In many ways, The Company I Keep furthers that already noteworthy embrace, particularly given the sheer contrast between these mellow, sultry verses and the outright emotional roar of the chorus. 

Simple yet striking, familiar yet ultimately outstanding – The Company I Keep has the makings of a timeless hit, but with a genuinely heartfelt sense of pain and longing. It effectively becomes an alternative indie force on its own unique trajectory. That balance is rare, and something Mat D consistently brings to modern music – a fine meeting between skill, melodic appeal, and unrelenting human depth." - Rebecca Cullen  Stereo Stickman 

 

"His latest single, “The Company I Keep,” which dropped in late October, is a deeply emotional and theatrical ballad about losing the one you love. Any listener can hear the raw and honest emotion of this heartbroken man with his guitar, as he belts out the chorus, “I fell in love so deep / It shook my soul to sleep / Broke me in two / Dreaming of you / Now that you’re gone.” 

With striking, unforgettable vocals, Mat D has a natural talent many artists can only dream of.   Music journalist Fred Philips commented, “It’s a crying shame that the world at large isn’t familiar with this guy yet. It’s time for that to change. Country, Americana, Southern rock, call it what you want to call it. I’ll just call it bad-ass.” 

And we’d have to agree with that sentiment." - Mia Gruff  Music Mecca 

 

I've been in and around music and the business of music, since the early 1970's. In all that time I've heard a lot of bad music, a lot of good music but very little GREAT music. This is GREAT music; well written, well played, solidly produced...from beginning to end the finest example of Americana Rockabilly I have ever heard... It stacks up with Haggard, Johnny Cash, Elvis, and kicks the liver out of most major label attempts in this genre”

— Jim Pipkin - HickoryWind.org

It’s a crying shame that the world at large isn’t familiar with this guy yet. It’s time for that to change. Country, Americana, Southern rock, call it what you want to call it. I’ll just call it bad-ass.”

— Fred Phillips - somethingelsereviews.com

During today’s age of ‘Bro’ Country, an artist like Mat D is the ultimate musical refreshment for those of us that crave real, heartfelt, from the gut music. It’s storytelling at its best, and Mat D’s heart and voice bleeds truth when he sings. I’ve been in country radio for 30-plus years, and the best and most moving acoustic performance I’ve had live on the air is Mat D...Music to me is supposed to be about truth, and Mat D’s version of the truth and world as he sees it makes for gripping music that restores my faith in tight bands and true songwriters. What I really like about him? I don’t know what genre to place him in. That to me is the true art of the world of music.”

— Joel “Big J” Van Dover/Duane Doobie- Radio Info Magazine