Berkeley Cat Records is gleeful to announce the release of Matte Martin’s new Self-Portrait EP. A portrait of the artist as a young self, if you will. In Matte’s own words:
This is my first foray into a style I’ve been working on for the past year, combining traditional pop, my off-kilter rock style, and romantic classical music. It is a mix Frank Sinatra and Tears for Fears, with a little Wagner on top.
And as I shared in a recent mewsletter,
Harkening back to a time when people were nice to each other, Matte Martin’s latest offering, “SELF-PORTRAIT,” finds our young troubadour unmistakably in love. Remember love? It still happens to people. Musically expanding his palette to include lush string and horn arrangements, but still deeply committed to The Electric Guitar and rock band sensibilities, Martin plants his flag on a mountain of gentle cinematic beauty, built of both original and cover songs, which we are thrilled and proud to share with you now.
And it’s true. And here it is, via our beloved Bandcamp:
We do hope you enjoy, and stay warm and don’t get soggy in all this muck!
-Eric Din
Berkeley Cat Records Cat Herder In Chief
