The Great Untold Scott Matthews

• 1 The Great Untold 04:07
• 2 Lawless Stars 06:11
• 3 Silence 03:37
• 4 Something Real 05:18
• 5 Cinnamon 04:37
• 6 As The Day Passes 05:26
• 7 Goodnight Day 03:45
• 8 Song To A Wallflower 03:40
• 9 Daydreamer 03:45
• 10 Chapters 03:23
• Total Runtime 43:49

Info zu The Great Untold

The Great Untold is the sixth studio album from the English singer-songwriter Scott Matthews, which finds him once again recording at home (and the occasional church) which enables him to get an intimate and personal document of this collection of modern folk hymns.

With a clean, clear falsetto voice, along with with impeccable finger-picking, comparisons to Jeff Buckley and Nick Drake are not out of place, but I also hear quite a bit of John Martyn and even a touch of Paul Simon, and dare I say, Priscilla Ahn, in Matthews songs too, which aren’t sparse as much as they’re spared the weight of complications. Easy, yet not empty, there’s a dreamy cathedral quality to the music. Not religious, per se, but spiritual, sanctified, as if the subject matter is too close and personal for Matthews that he won’t take chances with. Why clutter up something that means the world to you?

“You’ll be mother’s precious gold, And I’ll see new reasons through your eyes,” he states on the title track, obviously a paean to a newborn child, but it could also be about these ten songs, reverent as he is towards them.

There’s an evenness throughout this album too, but it’s purposeful. These are delicate elegies and descants, some thoughtful, others darker and more potent, full of depth and lyrical poetry. Take the gossamer-like musical shifts throughout “Lawless Stars” which give it a graceful integrity, the fun bounce of “Silence,” betraying its meditative subject matter. “Cinnamon” is warm sensuousness wrapped in softly picked electric guitar notes and lush synths, while the folksy harmonica and pedal steel of “Chapters” end the album in an upbeat, thoughtful mood.

This is a considerate and reflective album full of affirmations and grace, which should warm any heart.

Scott Matthews, vocals, guitar

Scott Matthews
A guitar player since the age of seven who now counts Dave Grohl among his fans, Wolverhampton's Scott Matthews has received glowing reviews for his sublime debut album 'Passing Stranger' - one of 2006's hidden treasures that might not stay hidden too much longer. And the story of how Matthews got to this point is one that offers hope to aspiring singers everywhere. Before the album, the major label scramble for his signature and the personal request by Grohl to support the Foo Fighters, Matthews decided to record a demo of his song 'Passing Stranger' and press it on to 20 CDs. One of these copies was given to Martin Davies, who had seen one of Matthews' early gigs. Davies was so impressed he became Matthews' manager and brought the track to his friend, Marco Thomas, once of 1980s band Felt. Together they set up a record label, San Remo, and put the plans in place for the making of Matthews' debut. Beautifully recorded by Birmingham-based producer Jon Cotton, 'Passing Stranger' reveals an intoxicating range of influences - from the masters of slide guitar to epic and Eastern sounds - which recalls another one of Wolverhampton's native sons, Robert Plant. There's a depth and richness to his vocals and music which suggests that Matthews has the ability to take his music far beyond the singer-songwriter genre he currently finds himself in. All this, and he's only been writing songs seriously since 2002.

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