Matthew & The Atlas

matahome — Sat, 17 Dec 2011 13:54:18 +0000

Hello all – sorry for the confusion over the past few days. Matthew & The Atlas is still alive and well, but we are going through some changes at the moment so I just wanted to write a short message about it.
Matthew & The Atlas was a project I started as a solo performer 3 years ago and over the course of time I was lucky enough to meet a group of people who wanted to get involved with the project and add their own ideas to it and help it develop.

We spent the last 2 years playing together and it took us to some beautiful places and I’ve met some amazing people along the way. This would not have happened without the four other musicians in Matthew and the Atlas, nor without the efforts of some incredible people who we’ve been lucky enough to work with, and the amazing support from everyone who has come to our shows and listened to our records. I never expected such support and I am very thankful for it, as I know the rest of the band have been too.

Coming off our recent US tour was an opportunity to pause and take stock. Harry decided he wanted to spend more time working on his own material, and I myself have come to feel that MATA has gone as far as it can go in its current form. It is because of this that I have decided to go back to where I started from and perform as Matthew and the Atlas on my own, at least for a short while. This has been a very tough decision, not taken lightly.

One of the great and challenging things about writing for a band full of songwriters is that you feel a healthy pressure to match their own considerable talents which I hope has helped me improve as a songwriter along the way. I’ve often found inspiration in their songwriting, and it’s been a constant hand on my back to push me forward, which I’m very grateful for! Below are some links to the music and projects they are working on, so if you get a chance please have a listen, I know you’ll enjoy!

http://www.facebook.com/pages/Harrison-Cargill/306902251889?ref=ts (Harrison Cargill)

www.lindsaywest.co.uk (Lindsay West)

www.lovestoprepeat.com – Love.Stop.Repeat (David Millar & Lindsay West)
vladimirlad.bandcamp.com – Vladimir Lad (David Millar’s acoustic project)
www.myspace.com/con_brio – Con Brio (David Millar’s electronica project)

www.myspace.com/hangingbyhorseback (Thomas Field)
For now I’ll be writing and recording, and looking forward to some shows in 2012 – so Merry Christmas and I’ll see you on the other side.

Matthew

Lindsay West, London, Dec 7th

matahome — Tue, 06 Dec 2011 23:37:41 +0000

Our very own Lindsay plays as part of the lineup supporting Daughter at St Giles in the Fields, London, December 7.
Doors at 7pm and Lindsay on at 7:30 – get down early!

Tickets Here

Reverb Session Tracks

matahome — Tue, 06 Dec 2011 16:54:53 +0000

Back in June this year in Denver, we recorded 4 songs live in session for Reverb. You can now watch ‘To The North’ filmed live in their studio and listen to all the tracks here, as well as checking out photos from the session.

London December Date

matahome — Thu, 01 Dec 2011 16:15:30 +0000

M&TA now back safe on home soil after a long 5 weeks on the road. If you’re in London come and say hello at The Notting Hill Arts Club a week on Sunday (4th Dec) at the Communion Christmas party. All details here.

US Tour Diary – Video 3

matahome — Sat, 26 Nov 2011 16:05:41 +0000

Watch the last part of the US tour in glorious technicolour here!

US Tour Blog – Part 4

matahome — Sat, 19 Nov 2011 16:03:51 +0000

It’s the end of the current US tour. Here’s Lindsay’s final tour blog and photos, featuring some time in the studio in Austen recording new songs. Read it here.

Netherlands Dates For 2012

matahome — Fri, 18 Nov 2011 16:01:51 +0000

Happy to say we will be back in The Netherlands in January to play at Eurosonic. Details of that to follow, but we are book-ending the showcase with a couple of shows – one in Eindhoven and on in Ottersum.
Details and ticket links on the ‘Shows’ page.

US Tour Blog – Part 3

matahome — Wed, 16 Nov 2011 15:59:45 +0000

The US Communion Tour with the David Mayfield Parade and Lauren Shera rolls on.

Part 3 of Lindsay’s tour blog is now up to read here.

US Tour Video Diary – Part 2

matahome — Sat, 12 Nov 2011 15:57:00 +0000

Dave’s been busy as ever sight-seeing and shopping in thrift stores, but somehow he also had time to knock this together. The second installment of his slice of the American tour is ready to watch here.

Daytrotter

matahome — Fri, 11 Nov 2011 15:54:33 +0000

Another day off another live session! We’ve been lucky enough to drop by Daytrotter and record some songs live in the studio with them. They won’t be up in the archive to listen to for a little while yet, but you can still check out the session we did with them earlier this year here. We’ll add a link to the new session soon as we get it.