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MATT MCKAY
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Hello everyone! Want a free CD or album download? Read the blog for details... Check out my artist page on Pure Volume (purevolume/mattmckay) and let me know what you think! If you like what you hear, it would be great if you would sign up as a fan...thanks so much for your support and consideration! Matt My web site is www.mattmckay.net. If you're on Myspace, why not send me a friend add? www.myspace.com/mattmckayboston
Matt McKay Hits #3 On Canadian Music Charts
Hello,
Wow, I just got word that 'Once' is #3 on the weekly overall charts on http://www.canadianmusic.com, which is Canada's Indie103 radio site !
What was more surprising is that I have 5 songs on the acoustic charts, numbers 1 through 5 ! Seems weird, but you can't vote for yourself, I have no 'friends' there, it's a free site, so I don't know how that happened...
Anyway, it's a pretty cool site with a lot of great music from Canada. I'm there because of family ties in Quebec, Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island.
Check it out if you have a chance, and a vote wouldn't hurt either if you like the songs.
Take Care,
Matt
Lyrics to 'Once'
Once (Matt McKay)
I once heard
Some things
I couldnt hear
I once saw
Some things
I couldnt see
I once knew
Some things
I didnt know
I once said
Some things
I should have said
I once felt
Some things
I cannot feel
I once went
To a place
I cannot go
I once read
That there
Was life somewhere
Someone said
It didnt
Have to be this way
Matt McKay- Vocals, ukulele
Copyright 2007 Matt McKay Music (BMI)
Contact: info@mattmckay.net
Electronic Press Kit: www.sonicbids.com/mattmckay
Official Web Site www.mattmckay.net
Myspace www.myspace.com/mattmckayboston
Pure Volume www.purevolume.com/mattmckay
New Matt McKay Song 'Once'
Hello
I've posted a new song from the yet-to-be-released 'Helmets For Everyday Living'. The song is called 'Once' and is me singing and playing ukulele. You can find it on Pure Volume at www.purevolume/mattmckay.
I've been interested in lo-fi for some time now, and 'Once' exemplifies that. The laptop's internal microphone, free open-source recording software, a borrowed ukulele (my new favorite instrument),
and my voice (ugh).
Like most of my music, it was written in 5 minutes, then haunted me for days until I recorded it.
I'm thinking of redoing the whole CD like this...
Let me know what you think, and thanks for all of your kindness and support.
Best Wishes,
Matthew
Matt McKay CD Review- Get a free Matt McKay CD!
Hi everyone,
Here is a CD review from Northeast In-Tune magazine. Kind of weird analogies, but pretty cool overall I suppose.
Anyway...I have a handful of sampler CDs available. If you would like one, simply do the following:
1. Go to my PureVolume artisit page and sign up as a fan.
2. If you have a MySpace page, add me as a friend. (If you don't have one, let me know...no big deal)
Then, drop me an e-mail with your mailing information and I'll send you a CD free of charge! If you'd prefer digital downloads, upon request I'll direct you to a page where you can download to CD.
Thanks for all of your support, and tell your friends! Best Wishes, Matt
Matt McKay CD Review
By: Susan Frances, Northeast In-Tune Magazine (http://www.northeastintune.com)
Matt McKay is an acoustic rock guitarist with songwriting skills that measure up to Chuck Cannon (Toby Keiths band) and Peter Yorn. His vocals have a Paul Stanley (lead singer of KISS) raspiness and a Sarah McLaughlin vulnerability.
His music is can be described as dark folk and acoustic Goth choosing lyrics and chord moods that focus on the darker emotions of relationships those insecurities that brew beneath the surface and long to come out. His acoustic ramblings are mellow and sparsely adorned, and yet the emotions are complex and bare a soul.
His song Harder has a folk/rock style like Sun Volt with movements that roam like a stream of consciousness, taking excerpts from a private journal. Matts songs are private and the touches on the melodies are inclusive to himself. His track They Dont is another selection from a private experience where he vents off feelings in the lyric:
Im at the point where Im
giving up on you.
He says what you would like to say to someone in your own life at times. The lyrics are accessible, raw and hold a personal meaning that can be applied to facets of other peoples lives. His tune Come muskets dark, looming tones with lyrics in search of the light at the ending of the tunnel.
Matt McKay has a long history in the Boston music scene, writing, recording, performing live or as a session player for artists like Rick Berlin, members of Extreme and Van Halen, Steve Vai, Joe Perry Project, Transiberian Orchestra, Reba MacIntyre and many others.
His self-titled album offers songs that speak of dark emotions that when not released, become choking to the soul. The adage that happiness is bittersweet is a reality in Matts music. His songs express that moment when the glow of joy has waned and you have to find your way from there, with the musings of a few guitar strums to aid you along your search.
They say that playing the acoustic guitar is unforgiving all the blemishes and flaws of your playing show, and yet it is the one way to see yourself without pretense.
Karma
Karma
How come you always win?
How come you always win?
I tried so hard and got so far, but you got in the way again
How can I justify love?
How can I justify love?
When all you do is turn it against me, and all I feel is used...
I will wait until it's over (I don't know when that will be)
If you don't take anyone with me anymore
And when I meet you, I will show you what it's like to be like me
And I just cannot wait to share it with you, you fuck...
Don't you know we make mistakes?
Don't you know we make mistakes?
It's how we learn, but some of us need to make a few more
We pay for sin in different ways
We pay for sin in different ways
But when we're finished paying
You always ask us just to give a bit more
I will wait until it's over (I don't know when that will be)
If you don't take anyone with me anymore
And when I meet you, I will show you what it's like to be like me
And I just cannot wait to share it with you, you fuck...
Sometimes I wish I were stupid
Cause they say ignorance is bliss
Stupid people seem so happy
They're too blind to see through all this
But even they're not safe
With people like me around
It's innocent enough
Until you drag them screaming to the ground, using me
I will wait until it's over (I don't know when that will be)
If you don't take anyone with me anymore
And when I meet you, I will show you what it's like to be like me
And I just cannot wait to share it with you, you fuck...
Copyright 2004 Matt McKay Music (BMI)
