POPS: Clear Vinyl LP
LEX189LPLabel: Lex Records
Release Date: 13th September
Matty aka Matthew Tavares fka a member of BBNG pushes himself further out to sea from his previous jazz influenced musical projects with an album that does the 'POPS' and does it with a fizz, with a swing, a fuzz with a bit of the leftfield leaning of a Magdalena Bay and the hooks of Wild Nothing.
A founding member and keyboardist of acclaimed jazz groupBADBADNOTGOOD,Tavares has gone from being an in-demand producer with some of the biggest names in music to a songwriter and artist in his own right, having touched corners of the globe and cemented twoGRAMMY Awardsand five nominations
Between collaborations with Kendrick Lamar,Ghostface Killah,MF DOOM,Tyler the Creator , Kali Uchis , Tavares has also played with Frank Ocean , soundtrackedVirgil Alboh's landmark S/S 2019 runway show forLouis Vuitton, and penned songs for Post Malone , Rosalia , Travis Scott , Kodak Black , Justin Beiber,Camilla Cabello,Jack Harlow amongst others.
With a sound that fuses his nostalgia for the golden era of blogs with the eclecticism of the late 2000s, the combination of the internet crossed with an isolated suburban upbringing has laid the groundwork for Matty's genre-bending artistry. Embracing a raw creative output with an aversion to following the norms of the industry reverberates across his discography,Matty has found success in previous releases including 'Clear' and 'I'll Gladly Place Myself Below', which push the boundaries of sonic creativity and knowledge.
Now with his upcoming album POPS , Matty relinquishes his lowkey and understated style for something larger than life, while maintaining a level of honesty and openness that has defined his past work to make for a dynamic release that constellates around music's greatest subject - love.