Scott William Matthew is a singer-songwriter born in

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, Australia. He was a member of

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band Elva Snow (2001–2006), which he co-founded with Spencer Cobrin. On 7 March 2008 he issued his solo debut

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ous album. His second album, ''There Is an Ocean That Divides'', appeared on 24 April 2009. On 10 June 2011, Matthew followed with his third album, ''Gallantry's Favorite Son''. He resides and performs as an independent artist in New York City.

Biography

Scott William Matthew was born in Queensland. He worked in various Brisbane punk rock groups, before relocating to Sydney where he formed Nicotine. He moved to New York City in 1997. Matthew was a member of the

band Elva Snow (2001–2006), which he co-founded with ex- Morrissey backing band member Spencer Cobrin. Two songs from their self-titled debut album, which had Matthew on vocals and Cobrin on drums, piano, guitar and composition, were included in feature film soundtracks. "Hold Me" was in 2004's ''

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'', directed by Jonathan Segal and starring

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, and "Could Ya" appeared in the 2005 film ''Splinter'', directed by Kai Maurer. After the dissolution of Elva Snow, Matthew performed with the band, Songs to Drink and Drive By, under the free-base

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label Comfort Stand. The group includes Matthew and Peter Gingerich on vocals with Marisol Limon on electronic organ, Nate Calkins on drums and Pablo Mitas on viola. Scott Matthew @ Calamita

From 2001, Matthew provided vocals on the soundtracks of the

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film '' Cowboy Bebop: Knockin' on Heaven's Door'' (2001) and anime series '' Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex'' (2002–03). Both were produced by composer

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. Matthew's performance of the

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song "Lithium Flower" was used as the ending song for season one of ''Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex''. It generated exposure in Japan as well as the United States when the show was aired on Cartoon Network's

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block in 2004. Matthew wrote the lyrics to "Go Where No One's Gone Before", the main theme for the anime series '' L/R: Licensed by Royalty'' which was performed by

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. Matthew also contributed to the original soundtrack of

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's dark sexual comedy ''

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'' (2006), which includes five of his tracks, "Upside Down", "Surgery", "Language", "Little Bird" and "In the End (Acoustic)". On 7 March 2008 he issued his debut solo album, ''Scott Matthew'', on

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's reviewer, Pemberton Roach, described Matthew's "quivering, otherworldly" singing and his "gentle, melancholic" songwriting with the album displaying his "enigmatic voice and tales of existential woe gently supported by a bed of tinkling piano ('Surgery'), softly plucked ukulele ('Little Bird'), vibes ('Amputee'), and muted horns ('In the End')". His second album, ''There Is an Ocean That Divides'', appeared on 24 April 2009.

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's reviewer found "the minor guitar chords and sad sounding piano, along with Matthew's gloomy vocals set a melancholic tone". On 10 June 2011 his third album, ''Gallantry's Favorite Son'', was issued. Franziska Meissner of ''Farrel Magazine'' extolled Matthew's release as it "delivers once well-known: Incredibly soft and incredibly haunting melodies simultaneously". Note: Google Translate versio
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and guitar.

Discography

Albums

* 2008 ''Scott Matthew'' (

, 7 March 2008, GR 677) * 2009 ''There Is an Ocean That Divides and with My Longing I Can Charge It with a Voltage That's So Violent to Cross It Could Mean Death'' (Glitterhouse Records, 24 April 2009, GR 695) * 2011 ''Gallantry's Favorite Son'' (Glitterhouse Records, 10 June 2011, GR 723) * 2011 ''Best of Scott Matthew'' (digital only, Europe) (Glitterhouse Records, 4 November 2011) * 2013 ''Unlearned'' (Glitterhouse Records, 2013) * 2015 ''This Here Defeat'' (Glitterhouse Records, 2015) * 2016 ''Life Is Long'' with Rodrigo Leão (Glitterhouse Records, Universal Music Portugal, 2016) * 2018 ''Ode to Others'' (Glitterhouse Records, 2018) * 2020 ''Adorned''

Extended plays

* 2008 ''Rx's Prescription Cocktail Mixers'' (featuring Eric D. Clark) * 2008 ''Silent Nights'' * 2011 ''To Love Is to Live/To Receive Is to Give'' (Limited Tour Edition) * 2019 ''Silent Nights ''(Feat. Sia)'

Singles

* 2008 "For Dick" * 2008 "Silent Nights" * 2013 " I Wanna Dance With Somebody"

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Matthew, Scott People from Queensland Year of birth missing (living people) Living people Australian gay musicians Australian LGBT singers Australian LGBT songwriters Gay singers Gay songwriters Glitterhouse Records artists 21st-century Australian male singers