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Scott Matthews on NPR's World Cafe Oct. 23
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Scott Matthews Will Put You At Ease and Blow Your Mind
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Now that U.S. music audiences are beginning to discover acclaimed UK artist Scott Matthews (he hails from near Wolverhampton, England, the same stomping grounds as rock great Robert Plant) the title of his debut Universal Republic album, Passing Stranger, stands in almost playful opposition to the lasting embrace the singer’s debut has received around the globe. Even more impressive, Matthews has garnered his network of true believers one fan at a time, nurturing the kind of hard earned word-of-mouth buzz that affirms his place as this year’s most authentic musical find. His recent win of the prestigious Ivor Novello Songwriting Award for his track “Elusive” only cements the acclaim.
Since its March 2006 UK release, the ‘Stranger’ has propelled Matthews into the top tier of England’s most promising singer/songwriters. Flexing both bare-boned and roots-driven songs (drawing...
