Matt Corby Announces New Zealand Tour!

Matt Corby has today announced his first New Zealand shows in nearly two years with dates in support of his debut album Telluric,  which will be released next week. Matt and the band will return to Auckland playing the Town Hall and to Wellington playing the Opera House after their sold out run on their last trip to New Zealand. Tickets to the album tour will be available from Matt’s website from 9am on Wednesday 9^th of March.
 
Telluric will be released next Friday the  11^th March, and includes the brand new tracks “Monday”, “Sooth Lady Wine”, “Knife Edge” and “Belly Side Up”.
 
WATCH MATT CORBY PERFORM “BELLY SIDE UP” LIVE
 
The album itself is a perfect reflection of Matt’s state of mind during the making of this record – starting out frustrated and angry, and working through his demons with stony grit and determination.  Delving a little deeper, and a little darker, Matt spent the past few years in home studios all over the world, ending up in a cottage in rural NSW Australia where he wrote, recorded and co-produced the album.
 
Matt first made waves in 2012 with his track Brother, a fiercely bold and resonant track which demonstrated his ability to capture both pure emotion and soaring melodies. Follow up single Resolution was accredited platinum sales in New Zealand. Matt toured relentlessly throughout this time, including sold out shows at Powerstation and Opera House; a hugely impressively feat for an unknown 21 year old Australian.
 

Photo courtesy of Universal Music NZ

After signing to Atlantic Records, he wrote and produced his debut album two years ago in Los Angeles but, disliking the results, he scrapped the entire thing. His aim was to become self-sufficient in every aspect of the recording process – this wasn’t just a means of regaining control, but salvaging his confidence which had reached rock bottom. He wanted to know he was good enough to make his debut record.
 
“I recorded an album two years ago that I didn’t like. For a lot of reasons I wouldn’t release it. It took me a year and a half to clear my head of everything that happened, accept my failures, reboot and have the balls to do it again.”
 
Tracks such as “Sooth Lady Wine” outline Matt’s incredible ear not only for a melody, but his ability to mix gritty vocals with psychedelic synths and jazz laden beats. The wide variety of influences found within this record is rather astounding, ranging from the gospel tinged pounding drums of ‘Monday’ to the dark, growling vocals of ‘Wrong Man’. The result is a self-soothing and startlingly mature record, allowing Matt to finally feel comfortable in his own skin.
 
Telluric is receiving amazing reviews in the UK ahead of its March 11 release. Q Magazine notes the album as a “remarkable debut” giving the album 4 stars with Mojo describing it as “transcendent gospel-soul”.
 
Matt and the band are currently in the UK and Europe for a 21-date tour, which includes sold out shows in France, Sweden, Denmark, Belgium, Holland, Norway, Germany, UK and London’s iconic 3,500 capacity Roundhouse. 
 
Matt will return to Australia in April for his headline Telluric tour, with the first Melbourne and Sydney shows confirmed as sold out before travelling to New Zealand to play Auckland and Wellington.
 
WATCH THE VIDEO FOR “MONDAY” HERE
 
Matt Corby
Telluric Tour
Saturday 23^rd April, Auckland Town Hall
Tuesday 26^th April Wellington Opera House
Tickets onsale from 9am Wednesday 9^th  March from mattcorby.com 
 
MATT CORBY ‘TELLURIC’ OUT FRIDAY MARCH 11
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Includes new songs ‘Knife Edge’, ‘Sooth Lady Wine’ and ‘Monday’