Member Since: 1/31/2006
Band Website: mattsings.com
Influences: all the usual stuff i guess: friends, laziness, triumph, loss, failure, fear, prolonged adolescence, fun, discomfort, not trying, navel gazing, bad weather, staring in the mirror, faulty memory, lack of knowledge, weakness, boredom, woody allen, charles bukowski, jd salinger, yalom, james fl, dominic fd, toby ap, amelia s, dylan, bill callahan, alan fears, bill withers, leon morgan, spike lee, childhood, stunted ambition, milan kundera, the sopranos, marvin gaye, larry david, nick cave, smallville, vincent gallo, drawing pictures, drugstore cowboy, oliver!, the doors, hunger, fante, bjork, will oldham, bill hicks, tramps and bums, kristen hersh, poverty, dead rock stars (kurt, john, jim, jimi, jeff, janis etc), arab strap, bruce springsteen, beth gibbons, dostoevsky, velvet underground, herman melville, ol' dirty bastard, philip larkin, dead end jobs, townes van zandt, the beatles, the rolling stones, tricky, requiting/unrequiting, scott walker, jane's addiction, withnail and i, bob marley, henry rollins, one flew over the cuckoos nest, paul simon, cat power, the police, david bowie, edan, stone roses, m ward, richard braughtigan, james brown, lloyd cole, matt johnson, the the, stevie wonder, eminem, leadbelly, ted danson, talking heads, tolstoy, nina simone, lou reed, spiritualised, rejection, sinatra, charlie kaufman, killah priest, six feet under, saki, astral weeks, pharrell, johnny cash, james stewart, smashing pumpkins, kid a, the pogues, howlin' wolf, michael jackson, rage against the machine, the pixies, buddy holly, ella fitzgerald, the beach boys, the new folk sound of terry callier, g love, pj harvey, lars von trier, leonard cohen.... there's more and more to come but you get the idea...
Sounds Like: "smells like buckley tastes like cash" alan fears
"An avalanche of a voice, brooding, widescreen songs and scything lyricism -
the brutal simplicity of Kurt Cobain, with the dark humour of Leonard Cohen
and the grit of Johnny Cash." the electroacoustic club
"exceptional vocal talents...his dark, well structured songs reminded me of Ryan Adams in his own darker moments which, unfortunately, were not well received by his record company" backstage pass
"Matt Kebbell has one of those hauntingly beautiful voices that tingle
your spine and keep you glued to your seat, together with captivating
lyrics and an immediate passionate presence- he is always amazing to
watch and listen to"Gabby Young, Broken Toy Music
"Matt Kebbell writes songs that occupy their own very special 'time and space'; by equal measure reflective and incisive. A unique and new British Talent"Anthony Hall (Pure Mint)
"matt's voice is unforgettable. combining caustic obsvervation and sky scraping melody.
his songs unfurl, brutal and uncompromising, all the while leaving you with their
signature beauty."Ross Wilson, Oyasumi & Blue Rose Code
"Matt kebbell makes Thom Yorke sound like Alan Carr on Laughing Gas, Pure genius"Wayne Roberts (Heavy Deviance)
"skinny dip by matt kebbell is the most intimate and soulful album I
own; akin to Nick Drake or Leonard Cohen. Its genius is that it is
both simple and complex without you realizing either."James Yuill
Record Label: tramps and bums
Type of Label: Indie