Matthew Mole Releases GHOST (LIVE) | Video for TAKE YOURS, I’LL TAKE MINE Goes Live TONIGHT, 6PM SAST
The list of local artists who can be described as multi-instrumentalist blending, Mumford-honouring nu-folk is quite short. In fact, that mouthful only really applies to one – Matthew Mole.
Ghost (Live) contains Matthew’s typical eclectic blend of folk, electronica undertones and positive vibes. “While the new album contains the usual traits,” says Matthew, “I have experimented with electronics a lot more and I’ve introduced a bit of a ‘bigger’ sound in terms of instrumentation.”
Recorded earlier this year at Kirstenbosch, Johannesburg and his home, the album carries Matthew’s high energy performances across and reminds you of his dynamic live shows.
The live video for ‘Take Yours, I’ll Take Mine’ goes live tonight at 18:00, don’t forget to set your reminders!
Watch Keep It Together – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G8CHOASMGjs
Watch Next To You (Live at Kirstenbosch) – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ToGRnJbGdX8
Watch Let Me (Live at Kirstenbosch) – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WT1ugafu778
The inspiration behind the album, he says, is overcoming all sorts of difficulties. It is also what inspired the album’s title. A quirky addition is that the ghost that graces the cover has a name – and his own Instagram account! “While he is cute,” explains Matthew, “Olly, which is short for Oleander, represents fear.”
And that is exactly what Ghost is all about. “The songs on this album represent fighting difficult situations in life. A lot of the difficulty comes down to fear or insecurity. The ghost represents those insecurities,” he explains. “It is something that intimidates us when we feel most vulnerable, but which ultimately has no power over us because we know that things will get better.”
Matthew wrote all the songs himself – with the help of Josh Klynsmith’s ‘magic ear’ on two of the tracks – and the album was recorded in Cape Town, Johannesburg and London over the course of a year. He admits that the album is different to anything he has ever done. “But it is the best music I have ever written, and I believe that there is a message in the songs that anyone can relate to.”
Ultimately, Matthew only has one goal. “I want there to be a strong message of hope in the music that I write. I want someone to hear a song, be intrigued about what I’m saying, and ultimately feel more hopeful than they did before they heard it.”
Ghost track listing:
- Colours (Live at Kirstenbosch)
- Back To You (Live at Kirstenbosch)
- Autumn (Live at Kirstenbosch)
- Let Me (Live at Kirstenbosch)
- Next To You (Live at Kirstenbosch)
- Keep It Together (Live at Kirstenbosch)
- Take Yours, I’ll Take Mine (Live at Kirstenbosch)
- Be Gone (Live at Home)
- Brother & Sister (Live at Home)
- At The Corner (Alternative Version) [Live in Johannesburg]
- Kilimanjaro (Alternative Version) [Live in Johannesburg]
- Lost On You (Acoustic Version) [Live at Home]
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