Matt Walters to release EP

24 year-old Melbourne singer songwriter Matt Walters returns with his second EP, Talking In My Sleep.  Though still written around a lonesome guitar, Walters’ newfound sound is filled out by bass, drums and piano. The tracks were heavily influenced by writing in a lucid state, late at night. In pursuit of streamlined pop perfection, Walters strives to reach a deeper part of himself; one which “isn't necessarily there on a day-to-day basis.”

Under the esteemed guidance of producers Paul McKercher (Augie March, Sarah Blasko) and Francois Tetaz (Bertie Blackman, Gotye), Walters built upon the acoustic framework of his early material to bolster the EP’s four songs.

Fittingly, lead single Talking In My Sleep combines vivid imagery from the literary classic Dante’s Inferno – “I was reading it at the time, and wondered what an accompanying pop song would sound like,” he explains – with Walters’ own experience of becoming disenfranchised with his religious beliefs. “The main influence for the title track was falling out of love with the whole faith thing. I felt cheated by the fact that my time had been wasted. On a personal level, it was the feeling that I'd 'sold my soul to thieves',” he says, quoting lyrics from the song’s chorus.

I Would Die For You, the haunting second track, features the guest vocals of Megan Washington. “Megan would appear at my gigs in Melbourne every now and then,” Walters explains. “She'd get up and sing that part, just because we're good friends, and she wanted to do it.”

This year, Walters has recently been busy opening for Ben Folds, Jenny Lewis and Paul Kelly on their national tours. He is now set to hit the road as special guest for Gypsy & The Cat, as well as an EP launch show in Melbourne and a trip to New York to play Rockwood City Music Hall. 

HEADLINE DATES
Tuesday 12 October – Northcote Social Club, Northcote, VIC
Monday 25 October – Rockwood City Music Hall, New York, USA

SPECIAL GUEST FOR GYPSY & THE CAT
Friday 24 September - Globe Theatre, Brisbane, QLD
Wednesday 29 September - Oxford Art Factory, Sydney, NSW
Thursday 30 September - Grand Hotel, Wollongong, NSW
Friday 1 October - CBD, Newcastle, NSW
Sunday 3 October - Jive Bar, Adelaide, SA
Wednesday 6 October - Karova Lounge, Ballarat, VIC
Thursday 7 October - Corner Hotel, Melbourne, VIC