Matt Corby - Souls a'Fire

Matt Corby is an Australian musician who has only just released his wonderful ep Into the Flame in Europe this month.  It's been out in Australia since 2011 so that's why many of you won't have heard of him before.

Souls a'Fire http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0_DRxZsAMzQ
can be seen here and this live version was filmed at Scala in London and it is, as Communion put it, 'seriously epic' and his vocals are 'spine tinglingly good'.  It's lazy I know to steal their words but I really can't think of a better way to put it.  And all I want to do right now is convince you to take a listen.   The ep contains 4 great songs: Souls a'Fire,  Brother, Untitled and Big Eyes. 

So what else can I tell you about Matt Corby?  Maybe I shouldn't tell you that he began his career aged just 16 years old on Australian Idol, but if we move swiftly on, two years following that he independently released an ep on Scorpion records called Song For...  Then he relocated to London where he was signed by the Communion label.  His early work is acoustic and folky but with the release of Into the Flame, Matt has changed direction somewhat and became much more bluesy and it really suits his vocal and guitar style. 

If you are interested, there is a great version on YouTube of Matt covering The Black Keys' Lonely Boy.  And plenty of live footage which prove what an exceptional talent he has.  And he is still only 22 years old so expect to see much more of Matt in the coming years.


http://mattcorby.com.au/