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Mat Gibson

sometimes you eat the bar, sometimes it eats you

About Me

A word from Mat Gibson about 'Home Movie'...
"The album 'Home Movie' is the final product of many years of ideas sprouted from the heart and head of a troubled soul looking for some answers. 'Home Movie' provided those answers. Dealing with themes of heartbreak, failure, the music business, ruptured childhood and the loss of oneself, 'Home Movie' managed to package all of my issues into one place and send them away for good. Recorded in a one week spurt of creativity in a dingy Philadelphia studio, 'Home Movie' was recorded like an album should be, with spontaneity and lots of booze. For one week in the lives of six musicians, recording 'Home Movie' made those musicians feel like the great musicians of our time, like the Stones in their south of France mansion for example recording 'Exile on Main Street'. It was an experience that nobody will ever forget. I toured briefly in 2006 and 2007 to promote the album but the main work was done in the studio, I no longer tour as a solo act or as part of the Fallen Hearts. Instead 'Home Movie' serves as a back catalog of my music which people may discover somewhere by chance either through a friend or on the net, but it is hopefully a worthwhile discovery. Here is what some nice people had to say about it. Yours, Mat."
"...like a youthful Neil Young at the Grand Ole Opry..." Americana UK
"... his semi-fragile tone equal measures Ryan Adams and Conor Oberst..." Maverick
"...enticing nods to The Band, Gram Parsons and CSNY, make this album such an entertaining ride..." Overplay
Produced at Miriam Audio in Manayunk, Pennsylvania by Jesse Honig and Robert Hann , 'Home Movie' is the debut album by Mat Gibson & The Fallen Hearts - Now only £6.99 with Paypal UK or $10.99 from CD Baby

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 10/25/2005
Band Members: Musicians on 'Home Movie';

Mat Gibson (Vocals/Guitar)
Robert Hann (Bass/Vocals)
Jesse Honig (Drums)
Dominic Keshavarz (Guitar)
Daniel King (Guitar/Mandolin)
Tom Scheponik (Keys/Steel)

UK Tour;

Mat Gibson (Vocals/Guitar)
Tim Hall (Bass)
Dominic Keshavarz (Guitar)
Samuel Wilson (Drums/Vocals)

Other Fallen Hearts include;
Daniel Harvie (Drums)
Plus Guest Vocalists;
Brandy Barksdale
Fred Berman
Influences: Bob Dylan & The Band, Gram Parsons, The Flying Burrito Brothers, Billy Bragg & Wilco, The Stones, Hank Williams, Woody Guthrie, Johnny Cash and Neil Young.
Sounds Like: "Like a youthful Neil Young at the Grand Ole Opry..." Americana UK
Type of Label: None

My Blog

Spring 2007 Tour Dates

Last night at the Sheepwalk in Leytonstone was our final gig of 2006.  Thanks to Steve from What's Cookin' for being a great host.  Sadly we say goodbye to our session rhythm section Sam Wil...
Posted by Mat Gibson on Thu, 30 Nov 2006 03:10:00 PST

A rainy night in Camden

Friday past, a troupe of half-drenched cellar dwellars swarmed at the Consitipation Pub (at least that's what it says by the pool table) in Camden to enjoy an evening of bar fights, smashed glasses, a...
Posted by Mat Gibson on Mon, 13 Nov 2006 05:28:00 PST

Download 'Home Movie' on iTunes

'Home Movie' is now available to download on iTunes. Click here to download songsfrom 'Home Movie' on iTunes straight to your computer -http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum ?id=...
Posted by Mat Gibson on Mon, 02 Oct 2006 09:04:00 PST

Americana UK Album Chart

Having recieved critical acclaim from Americana UK in a review posted at the end of August, 'Home Movie', the debut from Mat Gibson & The Fallen Hearts has reached the Top 10 in the Americana UK ...
Posted by Mat Gibson on Thu, 14 Sep 2006 07:38:00 PST

'Home Movie' - Part Two

INTERIOR.  SUN-DRENCHED RECORDING STUDIO.  APPROX 11:23amMorning hits our heroes hard.  Four day-old shadows darken their faces and empty bottles of cheap wine and Yuengling occupy almo...
Posted by Mat Gibson on Tue, 18 Jul 2006 03:28:00 PST

'Home Movie' - Part One

Scene: INTERIOR. DIMLY LIT RECORDING STUDIO - DUSKMid-winter in Manayunk, Pennsylvania.  A blue, then purple, then orange sunset engulfs the frames of two small west-facing mesh-protected windows...
Posted by Mat Gibson on Fri, 14 Jul 2006 11:21:00 PST

VERY IMPORTANT INFO FOR MYSPACE MUSIC MEMBERS - Three cheers for Billy Bragg...

I am very pleased to see that MySpace have changed their terms of agreement from a declaration of their rights into a declaration of our rights as artists, making it clear that, as creators, we retain...
Posted by Mat Gibson on Sun, 16 Jul 2006 09:47:00 PST