Matt Elliott - The End Of Days [CD]

Cat. no: IDA158CD
Format: CD
Barcode: 3521381573831
Release Date: 31 Mar 2023
Genre: Indie

On the ninth solo album from the French-based British musician behind Third Eye Foundation, it is near impossible not to draw comparisons to the late great bard Leonard Cohen

Elliott's accomplished Spanish infused guitar craft further adds to the resemblance.

Although it remains rooted in darkness, Elliott's approach to folk is also rich with a sense of warmth folk, embellished with gorgeous classical arrangements of composer David Chalmin, Gaspar Claus' cello, and Jeff Hallam's bass. 

Of course, one could fle Matt Elliott in one genre or another. While "Folk" appears to be the general consensus, the Englishman would be more in line with a long runningtradition of lamentation songs that can be found on every single continent. Whether it is Greek rebetic songs, Portuguese Fado, Delta Blues, Balkan fanfares, Yiddish melancholy and Cape Verdean Saudade, you can hear it all in Matt Elliott's music.

Those are the songs of an uprooted and stateless artist, a true musical storyteller who's voice had never felt so free, rough and sincere. Like not other, on "The End Of Days", Matt Elliot sings the infnitely small space that lies in-between intense joy and absolute sorrow, sitting on a fence at the border that separates the unspeakable and what is shared.

Ninth solo album from the cult Third Eye Foundation's lead member.

Over 75K followers across platforms - FB, IG, YT, Spotify

£15K marketing budget (£2.5K digital marketing)

Artist has enjoyed previous media support from Pitchfork, the quietus, Brainwashed, BBC Radio 6Music, Rolling stone, Le Monde, FIP, Les inrocks, WDR 1Live

CD Tracks: The End Of Days / January's Song / Song Of Consolation / Healing A Wound Will Often Begin With a Bruise / Flower For Bea / Unresolved