UK artist Matt Peach releases his new single written in protest against the closing of grassroots music venues
Derbyshire’s Matt Peach blends powerful no-nonsense guitar riffology with infectious vocal lines, his aim is to bridge the ever-growing chasm between modern-pop and rock. He has just released his album ‘Epiphany‘, which features the current single, ‘Cut Our Teeth‘.
The opening lines from the song:
“I remember the Old Queen Vic
The toilets stank, the floor would stick
But we’d still get the best night of our lives”
“Shane MacGowan would have been proud to have a written a song like this” – Chris Straw, Bauer Radio
Matt says: ‘Cut Our Teeth‘ was written in protest against the constant closing of grassroots music venues, and crucially, in celebration of these vital places. Every venue I used to play at as a student in my home town has closed, and the same is happening all over the UK.
The song was put together in the first Covid-19 lockdown of 2020, a crisis that’s had an even greater destructive effect on small venues.’
The new album sees Matt return to his musical roots, grounded in folk, punk, and rock.
On the album, Epiphany Matt added, “I’ve never made a record that is as true to myself as this, and I think it shows. It’s just me making a noise that I like. There’s no reinventing the wheel here. It’s rock n’ roll and I’ve realised that it doesn’t need fixing; it was never broken”
Matt’s live stage show is a folk-punk assault on the senses, brimming with passion, angst, and energy. “The most important thing is that everyone goes away from the show feeling a little better than when they walked in” says Matt.
‘Cut Our Teeth’ is available to Download/Stream HERE.
Full Lyrics for ‘Cut Our Teeth’
I remember the Old Queen Vic
The toilets stank the floor would stick
But we’d still get the best night of our lives
Was there we cried kill the death disco
And we first heard “Hey Ho – Let’s Go”
The happy home, the best illegal highs
But now they’re knocking down the stage
I hear the music start to fade
Chorus:
I can see, I can see, I can see the enemy
Only wastelands, wrecks and ruins now lie where we cut our teeth
I can see, I can see, I can see the enemy
Only wastelands, wrecks and ruins now lie where we cut our teeth
Blood and beer and Mary Jane,
Are you still mixed up in my vein
Cus I just can’t believe my own eyes
The fields of my childhood
Developments I’m told are good
Just tarmac and concrete high rise
And they’re still knocking down the stage
I hear the music start to rage
CHORUS
I’m not disillusioned
I’ve got a solution
There’s nothing to loose
I’m sick of waiting and waiting and waiting and waiting
CHORUS
Download/Stream the full album digitally or on CD HERE
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