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Matt Tonks
Genre: Roots, Indie
Region: Sydney, NSW
Members: Matt Tonks- Guitar, Vocals Syd Green- Drums, Percussion, dobro, Lap steel
Sounds Like: Jeff Buckley, Paul kelly
Influences: Beck, Jeff Buckley
Artist Website: www.matttonks.com.au

Matt Tonks is an acoustic artist who challenges preconceptions an audience might have of the label ‘singer songwriter’.

Fluid melodies and entrancing rhythm combine in an organic approach to what could be called folk-electronica. A passionate and mesmerising performer, Matt’s live shows are an experience not to be missed. Unmistakable vocals and a unique guitar style breathe life into luminous songs.

In a new twist to the live show, Matt has recently joined forces with musician & producer Syd Green (iOTA, Catbird, Dirty Lucy) who brings his laid back yet powerful magic to the live show on percussion and lap steel.

Over the past 5 years, Matt has played to audiences throughout Australia, with artists such as Jeff Lang, Lior, Abby Dobson, Shane MacGowan (Pogues), Raoul Graf and Paul Greene, and is now establishing himself at the forefront of Australia’s acoustic movement. This period also saw 6 months playing over 50 shows during his 2nd tour of the UK.

Matt's first solo album, ‘Synaesthesia’, was recently recorded and co-produced by Matt and Syd, with James Fletcher on bass & wurlitzer, in a farmhouse in the Southern Highlands of NSW. 'Synaesthesia' will be released mid 2006 through MGM and Plugging Holes Records.

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Monsters sleep
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Played on digital radio Blanket- Sneak preview
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Good Head On Your shoulders
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Blanket- Sneak preview
rating:  4/5
Love this song! Great raspy vocals with some hard soulful, blusy rock guitar work! Love to hear some more stuff.




Good Head On Your shoulders
rating:  5/5
Beautiful guitar on a perfectly written pop tune. I think you accidentally wrote it about someone I knew well, how strange. I wish the other tunes wo...




Blanket- Sneak preview
rating:  5/5
Hot stuff! Fantabuloso. Saw TonksGreen play this live recently at The Factory with Bongo on bass. Loved it. Looking forward to album no. 2. Any more ...




Good Head On Your shoulders
rating:  5/5
beautifully intricate guitar work, bouncy and rich. your voice is wonderful, compliments the instrumentation in a way that is so rare! honestly, it i...
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