Musical Influences:

Jeff Buckley / Tim Buckley / James Taylor / The Smiths / Morrissey / David Bowie / The Cure / Led Zeppelin / Tom Petty / Eric Clapton / Placebo / Nirvana / The Smashing Pumpkins / The Pixies / Echo & The Bunnymen / Simple Minds / The Cult / Green Day / Genesis / Feeder / Foo Fighters / Elliot Smith / Robert Smith (cure) / Kurt Cobain (nirvana) / John Lennon / The Beatles / The Kinks / Bob Dylan / Guns n Roses / Disturbed / AFI / Marylin Manson / Wishbone Ash / Thin Lizzy / Alice In Chains / Soundgarden / Nirvana / Silverchair / Deep Purple / Iron Maiden / Black Sabbath / Ozzy Osbourne (sabbath) / Andy Williams / Frank Sinatra / Nat King Cole / James Blunt / The Ordinary Boys / Idlewild / Zero 7 / Do Me Bad Things / The Coral / Longview / Metallica / Oasis / Joy Division / Duran Duran / Abba / Alanis Morrissette / Beverley Knight / Biffy Clyro / Billy Joel / Cat Stevens / Blur / The Bluetones / Ocean Colour Scene / The Black Crowes / Crowded House / Dire Straits / Elton John / Electric Soft Parade / Soft Cell / The Eagles / Dirty Pretty Things / Eric Clapton / Embrace / Incubus / Jimi Hendrix / Lenny Kravitz / Bob Marley / Jools Holland / Kate Bush / The Magic Numbers / Muse / New York Dolls / REM / Simon & Garfunkel / The Spin Doctors / Bon Jovi / The Verve

Originating from the small Lancashire town of Skelmersdale, my early years were spent listening to musicians such as: James Taylor, David Bowie, Elton John and Led Zeppelin. During my teens, my musical awareness began to develop, and I started listening to bands such as: The Cure, The Smiths, Smashing Pumpkins, AFI, The Cult, and The Kinks. From a very early age my musical tastes were extremely eclectic. The more music I listened to, the more aware I became of my own artistic flair.

I began playing the guitar at the age of 15 wishing to follow in the foot steps of my idols. My first guitar was an old Fender Acoustic bought by my dad in the 70s. He passed it down to me and taught me my first few chords. The rest, as they say, “is history.”

At the age of 17, I began writing my own music and quickly gained a flair for song writing. The first song I wrote was Alibi – drawing upon first brushes with romance. My main influences aside from other musicians are: life, love, loss, and the state of the world.

I can now be found playing regular gigs around West Lancashire and Merseyside. I recently made a festival appearance at this year’s Skemfest, and in September will realise a life-long ambition to play at the Cavern Club, Liverpool where the Beatles story began.


Past Gigs:

6th Feb 2005 - Chorley Community Centre, Chorley, Lancashire

2nd April 2005 - Walton Social Club, Walton, Merseyside

22nd March 2006 - Wigan Road Labour Club, Leigh, Lancashire

2nd June 2006 – LMC Showcase Comrades Social Club, Ormskirk, Lancashire

27th August 06 – The Buffs, Skelmersdale

1st September 06 – The Cavern Club, 10 Mathew Street, Liverpool

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An exploration of the time we spent waiting for the year 2000, and the 'super bug' that was going to distroy out world as we knew it.



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Abandoned Ships
Acoustic guitar based, expressionist music



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Alibi




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All I Will Say




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Hear Our Prayers




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Leaving Song




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Lesson Over




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Real
Dylan esq, harmonica infused emotional song.



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Retrace




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Supression Of Feeling




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The Day




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This Moment




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The Man I Am Not




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Thousand Miles Away
A melodic, meloncholic acoustic gem refering to the trials and tribulations of living in the 21st century



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Where You're At




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Won't Let You Down




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You'll Never Know Why




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Lesson Over
The debut album from Matt Swift. A singer songwriter from a small town in Lancashire, England.

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