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Matt has been likened by Music Industry Online as "South Africa's answer
to David Gray", his gentle, acoustic guitar-based music suggesting a well-
trodden path of folk clubs and festivals, road trips and soul-searching while
capturing audiences with his mellow, warm voice, rootsy guitar sounds and
richly woven lyrics.

He has released 3 Albums, 2 of which were nominated for South African
Music Awards (SAMA), 'Where This Road Leads - 2003' and 'Tunes To
Fall Awake To - 2004' and toured extensively around South Africa and
abroad in the USA, UK and New Zealand.

His music has also been featured on various TV and video programs including
2 surfing videos for 'Zigzag' and SABC travel series Going Nowhere Slowly.

REVIEWS

He calls 'Tunes to Fall Awake To' a snapshot of his life and invites listeners to
sit back, relax and take a look. He confesses that his voice is full of nuances
and rhythmic imperfections but if anything, they go unnoticed or add to his
excellent performance. The songs are very personal; they're searching, they're
questioning and they're echoing a call for courage, a longing for love. The 'simple'
songs don't fit into any particular genre but most are focused on his vocals and
guitar. Truth Magazine - December/January '05

Gentle, acoustic guitar-based music suggesting a well-trodden path of folk clubs
and festivals, road trips and soul-searching. Matt sings with honesty in both his
voice and lyrics nothing pretentious or pompous - just a man with a guitar singing
of 'first principles' like love, longing, nature and religion. His delicate songwriting
and graceful voice complement the rich production nicely. Music Industry
Online - September '03

Beautiful string-enhanced melodies add even more legitimacy to Matt Allison's
delicate songwriting and graceful, ever-so-raspy voice that take this project two
steps away from a typical singer/songwriter effort. Where This Road Leads
beckons the listener with pleading, effectively melancholy lyrics summarized by
nguarded titles like 'Tattered' and 'Temptation.' Grassrootsmusic.com - May '03