Artist: Scott Matthews
Album: What The Night Delivers...
Bitrate: 218kbps avg
Quality: EAC Secure Mode / LAME 3.98.4 / -V0 / 44.100Khz
Label: San Remo Records
Genre: Indie
Size: 83.77 megs
PlayTime: 0h 50min 51sec total
Rip Date: 2012-04-14
Store Date: 2012-04-13
Track List:
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01. Myself Again 5:15
02. Obsession Never Sleeps 4:42
03. Ballerina Lake 4:35
04. Bad Apple 4:59
05. So Long, My Moonlight 4:28
06. Head First Into Paradise 5:23
07. Walking Home In The Rain 5:37
08. Echoes Of The Lonely 4:05
09. The Man Who Had Everything 5:45
10. Piano Song 6:02
Release Notes:
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For his third album, Ivor Novello award winner Scott Matthews, has seemingly
shed any commercial demands to record an introspective and impressive exhibition
of hushed guitar. What might be seen as a backward step by not going for a
broader appeal, is more likely a sign of his confidence and of just how
comfortable he is with his fanbase.
The old adage about not judging a book by its cover (or in this case an album)
can be ignored here. A grainy black and white photo shows Matthews sat at a
desolate railway station and thatÆs a fair clue as to what to expect from What
The Night Delivers.
The album sees Matthews back with producer Jon Cotton, who was at the controls
for his 2005 debut but very much in more hushed surroundings. The likes of
Myself Again and Obsession Never Sleeps offer more space than earlier material
and the latterÆs Radiohead similarities underline the musical progression.
Walking Home In The Rain sounds exactly like it should, with brushed drums and
vocals that wash over you as Matthews sings of æpining eyesÆ that ægreet the
daylight scaredÆ. But while the over wrought emotion works here, tracks like
Ballerina Lake end up lacking depth.
ThereÆs a nod towards his earlier material on Bad Apple, which intentionally or
not sounds more like an American performer, which was perhaps a weakness with
the first two albums. An impressive step up from WolverhamptonÆs Matthews and
one that could see him land a few awards.