Never Had to Leave Matt Maeson

• 1 Blood Runs Red 03:39
• 2 Never Had To Leave 03:30
• 3 Cut Deep 02:56
• 4 Lonely As You 03:25
• 5 Cry Baby 03:41
• 6 Nelsonwood Lane 04:28
• 7 Twisted Tongue 02:55
• 8 Problems 03:46
• 9 Waltz Right In 03:29
• 10 Sanctified 03:31
• 11 A Memory Away 03:52
• 12 My Hand/Lawless Dream 05:42
• Total Runtime 44:54

Info for Never Had to Leave

Der in Nashville lebende Musiker Matt Maeson meldet sich mit seinem lang erwarteten zweiten Album Never Had to Leave zurück, einem aufschlussreichen Werk, das eine neu entdeckte Hoffnung verkörpert und gleichzeitig die rohe Intensität und das unverblümte Erzählen der Wahrheit unterstreicht, die Maesons Musik von Anfang an ausgemacht haben. Never Had to Leave wurde hauptsächlich von seinem langjährigen Mitarbeiter James Flannigan (Marina, Broods) produziert und entstand in einer Reihe von frei fließenden, höchst experimentellen Sessions in Nashville, Los Angeles und Maesons früherer Heimatstadt Austin. Der chamäleonhafte und brennende Sound des Albums wird durch befreundete Musiker wie den Schlagzeuger Rob Humphreys (Karen O, Jacob Banks) und den Gitarristen Brennan Smiley (The Technicolors) verstärkt, was zu einer eklektischen, frenetischen Kollision von Rock 'n' Roll, Folk und unwiderstehlich düsterem Pop führt. Geprägt von der rastlosen Kreativität, die sein musikalisches Schaffen seit langem antreibt, ist Never Had to Leave eine donnernde Meditation über den Neubeginn nach einer langen Zeit des Kampfes und der Selbstzerstörung und bietet wieder einmal ein wichtiges Ventil für Künstler und Publikum gleichermaßen.

Matt Maeson

Matt Maeson
Soul-baring singer/songwriter Matt Maeson hails from Virginia Beach, VA, where his parents played in Christian heavy-metal bands, and he was barred from listening to rock on the radio. Maeson grew up traveling with his parents' outreach ministry, gaining unlikely experience by performing in prisons and biker rallies. He himself fell into drugs, and then into jail, eventually getting out and working construction for 12 hours a day while doing community service on his days off. While his parents may not approve, rock influences like Johnny Cash, Kurt Cobain and Jeff Buckley radiate through his alternative/indie sound. These inflections come alive on Maeson's debut single "Cringe," which combines the stark urgency of his past with catchy pop songwriting. "Cringe" is lifted off Maeson's debut EP, Who Killed Matt Maeson, which follows the artist's first headlining US tour presented by Communion, founded by Mumford & Sons' Ben Lovett. Maeson drove from venue to venue alone in a humble Hyundai, creating the EP's six songs on the road. Who Killed Matt Maeson includes the stand out confessional "Me And My Friends Are Lonely," which was written on a whiskey-infused night of loneliness in the middle of Iowa.

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