MATT GILMOUR, SON OF PINK FLOYD’S DAVID GILMOUR RELEASES NEW MUSIC, “COLLAGES.” and Finds Musical Inspiration in Austin, TX.

Austin-based, UK born, singer/guitarist Matt Gilmour today releases his album, Collages.

With its roots based in psychedelic rock with touches of prog, blues, indie, folk, and funk, Collages takes inspiration from a multitude of genres. The 9-track record includes “Blues”, “Brave”, and “Fight”, as well as one previously unreleased song. Ethereal instrumentation and thoughtful lyrics move the record forward as Matt sings about political and socially conscious topics with playful metaphors and poetic turns of phrases.

Collages was inspired from jam sessions Matt attended after he returned to Austin from the UK where he had been fighting cancer. “That time brought me back to life, saved me from depression, and made me feel able to deal with things,” Matt notes.

After returning to full health and putting that behind him, Matt felt a renewed sense of creativity and drive with his music. In addition to being an accomplished guitar player, Matt’s desire was to be resonant as a songwriter and embracing certain pop conventions like catchy one liners and repeated musical motifs. “It’s all part of my passion for community—but I want to find the balance between not being vapid but also not being so obscure people can’t relate. It’s an organic balancing act,” he shares. In keeping with this spirit, Matt favors writing about political and socially conscious topics with playful metaphors and poetic turns of phrases.

When Matt Gilmour returned to Austin, Texas from an exhausting chemo treatment stint back home in England, he felt exhausted and lonely. To buoy his spirits, his buddy would pick him up and take him to an informal jam they called “Music Mondays.” These were fateful moments where a spirit of community pervaded that transformed Matt and led to his forming a band. Matt is releasing some of the music he’s wanted to make his whole life, an interstellar mélange of psychedelic rock with touches of prog, blues, indie, folk, and funk.

Through embracing the power of community, Matt’s life and music has soared. You can hear this spirit in the music with its harmony vocal overlay, and in the melting pot of influences frothing over. Matt was born and raised in England where he grew up watching his father—Pink Floyd guitarist David Gilmour—from the side of the stage as David captivated arena crowds. Eventually, Matt began to solidify his musical chops and forge his own path discovering his identity through traversing a myriad of musical influences.

Matt began his career playing folksy Nick Drake style music, before picking up the electric guitar only five years ago. Since then, he’s become a fluidly melodic player with an achingly beautiful bluesy sensibility. Matt’s growth as a person stems from his relocation to Austin. His early time in his new environs was humbling. He found himself a small fish in a big pond. Totally out on his own, he struggled to make a living. And the various bands he put together kept imploding. Being diagnosed with cancer at just 29, and having to move back to England for chemo treatment also changed Matt.

Upon his full recovery, he returned to the US with a renewed sense of purpose. His clarity of mind showed in his lyrics which became less coded, and his personal musical vision became more unique. “One recurring theme in my writing is not giving up. This song looks at the toll that fighting spirit takes on your brain,” Matt shares. Matt’s ascent in music hasn’t been linear, but his latest releases are a creative milestone. “It’s been like Snakes and Ladders for me—sometimes I climb up, and sometimes I slip on a snake,” he shares. “But even with that, I feel like I’m on the verge of writing the music I’ve wanted to hear my whole life and that keeps me going.”

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