Scott Matthews - Elsewhere (2009)

Genre : Folk-Rock,Blues,Acoustic,Singer-Songwriter YAY!!
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Tracklist

01. Underlying Lies
02. Jagged Melody
03. Suddenly You Figure Out
04. Fractured
05. 12 Harps (feat Robert Plant)
06. Speeding Slowly
07. Into The Firing Line
08. Up On The Hill
09. Elsewhere
10. Fades In Vain
11. Nothing's Quite Right Here

Scott Matthews created his second album ‘Elsewhere’ with a single aim in mind. “I wanted to make a record that locks you in,” he says, “something that gives you a feeling that stays with you. For me, making music is all about creating a mood.”

Released on May 18, 2009 on the San Remo label via Island Records, ‘Elsewhere’ is the follow-up to Matthews’ acclaimed debut album ‘Passing Stranger’, which went Silver in the UK and won him an Ivor Novello best song award for the signature single ‘Elusive’. Produced by Matthews and Gavin Monaghan (Mercury Rev, The Smiths, Joe Strummer, Elvis Costello), ‘Elsewhere’ features 11 new songs, including the powerful lead single Fractured and a duet with Led Zeppelin legend Robert Plant on ‘12 Harps’.

At the heart of this album is the songwriting craft that has had Wolverhampton-based Matthews compared to such icons as Nick Drake, Jeff Buckley and John Martyn. But Matthews has also expanded his range this time out, with an adventurous approach to writing and recording, incorporating influences as diverse as Nick Cave, David Bowie and The Smashing Pumpkins, and utilising an eclectic array of instrumentation from Theramin to brass band.