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Matt Eaton

The mud in the guard dog's claw...

About Me


Matt Eaton
Having spent the last few years fronting Actress Hands - a noisy guitar pop group who've recently toured alongside the likes of Dinosaur Jr, The Pipettes, The Walkmen and Le Reno Amps amongst others - and playing guitar for Thirty Pounds Of Bone, The Electric Soft Parade and (the UKs number one Jonathan Richman tribute act) The Modern Ovens, Matt has a remarkable view point to strip down from, taking his inspirations of living and touring music and pouring them in his cavernous tones across arrangements that are both simple and complex and indeed equally sparse and warm.
Matt’s debut solo release, the ludicrously titled 'Finish Your Chips', is a candid and sincere documentation of how much of a musical fan he is.
Never intended to be released (or given a second thought perhaps), 'Finish Your Chips' is the result of one night a while back when our hero went to Steve Grainger’s house in Brighton late at night, and after some cigarettes and a few cans of bitter woke up with an album of acoustic magic.
They then spent the best part of the last two years orchestrating and harmonising it till it sounded like it does now.
Alarmingly unassuming, talented, confident and seemingly unaware of it all, Matt Eaton is a true find, and we all look forward greatly to 'Finish Your Chips' being released on 26 May 2008, but is exclusively available now from The Drift Record Shop.
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Member Since: 4/25/2007
Band Website: driftrecords.co.uk
Band Members: Matt Eaton & The Delusions Ensemble
Influences: Richards Harris & Carpenter, Bills Conti & Wells, Phils Oakey & Sumner, Helens Reddy & Shapiro, Pauls Williams & McCartney, Lees Hazlewood and Rocker. 'Sing Me Back Home' by Gram & The Flying Burritos and 'Temptation Inside Your Heart' by The Velvet Underground. Cos this is what it...
Sounds Like: ...when doves cry.
Record Label: Drift
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

Rock Fact

On the Drift Records myspace page, they explain that "they do not accept the fictional term 'folktronica'".Now this is interesting, because, without wanting to come across all Stuart Maconie, I was th...
Posted by Matt Eaton on Sun, 15 Jun 2008 02:56:00 PST

Finish Your Reviews

Good evening, Firstly thanks to all the folks who've bought my new record. Glad to hear so many of you out there are enjoying mine (and Nada's) work... Secondly, apologies for not being so visible on...
Posted by Matt Eaton on Thu, 12 Jun 2008 11:17:00 PST

A Week With Weymo

The amount of times I've told people when this album is coming out. Well this time, its out on Monday. No word of a lie. On the weekend the basic performances were recorded, Vince Clarke (Erasure / D...
Posted by Matt Eaton on Fri, 23 May 2008 10:05:00 PST

Post Tour Blues...

Just getting over the worst case of post-tour blues I've ever encountered. Got back home to an empty house where the reality of my two house companions having moved out hit me hard. Knew it was coming...
Posted by Matt Eaton on Tue, 22 Apr 2008 01:50:00 PST

Correction

the gig on saturday 12th in Glasgow is cancelled. The gig in Glasgow on Sun 13th at Rab Ha’s is most definitely still on. Matt x.
Posted by Matt Eaton on Tue, 08 Apr 2008 04:00:00 PST

The Mud In The Guard Dogs Claw Tour

Here is the official line up of how my forthcoming tour is going to play out... 10 April Aberdeen Tunnels 2 (w/Tandy Hard)11 April Inverness Market Bar (w/Tandy Hard)13 April Glasgow Rab Ha&rsquo...
Posted by Matt Eaton on Sun, 06 Apr 2008 07:55:00 PST

Tour Dates & Talking

I can't get the shitting 'upload your upcoming shows' thing on here to work. Haven't been on myspace for a while - its got sloppy, no?So, anyway, if anyone's reading this, I'm just gonna fire out...
Posted by Matt Eaton on Wed, 12 Mar 2008 07:11:00 PST

Doing a Gig in London

I've been asked to provide some details about a show next week at which I'm performing;  Drift Records Vs The LocalDownstairs at The King's Head2 Crouch End Hill, London N8This coming F...
Posted by Matt Eaton on Sat, 11 Aug 2007 11:16:00 PST

Making a new record

Hello. I'm currently recording an EP for Drift Records that'll hopefully come out after the album (due for September). Its going to be called Matt Eaton & Five Valleys present The Villag...
Posted by Matt Eaton on Sat, 21 Jul 2007 04:30:00 PST