Member Since: 6/6/2004
Band Website: comesto.com
Band Members: Matteson (vocals, guitar)
Ash (bass, programming)
Walker (drums)
Kee (white and black pseudo-ivory, bgv)
Bohn (guitar)
Influences: the afgan whigs, mew, springsteen, the arcade fire, explosions in the sky, mike langford, smashing pumpkins
Sounds Like: "Poetry is not a turning loose of emotion, but an escape from emotion; it is not the expression of personality but an escape from personality. But, of course, only those who have personality and emotion know what it means to want to escape from these things."
Emily Dickinson
US poet (1830 - 1886)Over the past five years, death comesto matteson has become Nashvilles seminal leader in the city's burgeoning indie rock scene. Having played with such bands as Hopesfall, Copeland, Murder by Death, Celebrity, and The Gloria Record among others, the band has performed under many incarnations ranging from solo performances showcasing Peters operatic vocals to acoustic shows lush with strings and programming. Death comesto mattesons current manifestation includes Peter Matteson (vocals, guitar), Stephen Bohn (guitar), Joseph Ash (bass), Wayne Kee (keys, bgv), and Mike Walker (drums). Other performers and contributors to the Peters artistic vision have included: Timothy Nobles (Self, Celebrity, Statistics), Ryan Parrish (Hopesfall, Celebrity, Sincerity Guild), Josh Wolter (Plumb), and Enoch Porch (Thornton).Rich with dramatic dynamics, impassioned lyrics, and dark pop melodies, death comesto matteson is reminiscent of acts such as Mineral, Sunny Day Real Estate, Pedro the Lion, the Afghan Whigs, Mogwai, Simon and Garfunkel, and Tears For Fears. Peter meanwhile saturates his craft with the written prose and arranged works of nineteenth and twentieth century poets and composers Emily Dickenson, Robert Penn Warren, Tennessee Williams, William Carlos Williams, Igor Stravinsky, Gustav Mahler, Norman Delo Joio.Death comesto matteson is currently working on their much anticipated LP Ship of Fools...Ship on Fire. The album promises more of the dark pop for which they have become known. Death comesto matteson is currently booking dates throughout the US for the '07 season.
Record Label: SMM
Type of Label: Indie