MATTHEW & THE ATLAS LIVE

British songwriter Matthew And The Atlas has announced his new album ‘This Place We Live’ will arrive on October
13th via Communion Records. The news is accompanied by new music in the form of ‘Nineteen’, a beautifully
timeless track that touches on the freedom of youth, opportunity, fatherhood and reflection, as well as an extensive

30 date tour across the UK and Europe through October and November.

His first full-length release since 2019’s ‘Morning Dancer’, for Matt Hegarty (AKA Matthew And The Atlas), ‘This Place
We Live’ finds him embracing a bravely direct approach to songwriting, resulting in a striking collection of deeply
personal songs; an introspective snapshot of a man reckoning with himself and the world at a certain stage of life,
and all the gravitas that comes with it. For the first time on ‘This Place We Live’ Hegarty recorded and produced
himself, working out of the home studio he built pre-pandemic. This approach gave him the time and space to evolve
the songwriting and production identity over an almost two year period, before bringing in longtime collaborator Ali

Chant (Yard Act, Katy J Pearson, Dry Cleaning) on additional production and mixing duties.

Matthew & The Atlas – ‘Nineteen’
Dripping with nostalgia, new single ‘Nineteen’ finds Matt revisiting his late teens / early twenties and the sense of

infinite possibility and freedom of that particular time in life.

Lush warbling pads, programmed drums and arpeggiated synths create a beautiful launchpad for Hegarty’s arresting
vocal as he delivers reflections on youthful conversations with a friend as they poured over the music of artists like

Nirvana, Lemonheads and Elliot Smith and dreamed of escape, touring and America.

Hegarty’s fourth Matthew And The Atlas album, ‘This Place We Live’ marks a welcome return to Communion Records,
a move that brings him full circle as the first ever signing to the acclaimed label with his 2010 debut ‘To The North’

EP.

Matthew And The Atlas will tour ‘This Place We Live’ across the UK & Europe in October and November including
dates at London’s Milton Court, Berlin’s Columbia Theatre and Pop-up Du Label in Paris. Tickets for the dates will go

on-sale 10AM, Friday 26th May and are available here – LINK

Matt Hegarty on ‘Nineteen’:

“I wrote ‘Nineteen’ during a period when I was making music but struggling to focus on a clear direction to take it in,
and I began to feel like I was losing my way creatively. This led me to reminiscing on how I felt about music when I
was younger. I used to run an off-licence in my early twenties and a friend of mine would always drop by. We would
stand out at the front of the shop, talking about bands we loved from America, what it would be like to tour there and
if we’d ever be able to do music full time. The shop was in a little Hampshire town, next to a railway line which
seemed very far away from that world, but it all seemed possible still. ‘Nineteen’ is trying to recapture that feeling of

excitement and possibility I had back then when we were kids.”

Matt Hegarty on ‘This Place We Live’:

“‘This Place We Live’ was written during a time where I found myself increasingly looking back into the past. Different
journeys taken for good and bad, choices made and how they shaped my future. It was also the first time I recorded
and produced a record, from setting up a home studio, to learning the gear and shaping the songs. The record is
about all those experiences and family, parenthood, love, and loss and how they become a part of you.”

Previous press for Matthew And The Atlas:
“a very rare talent.” – Clash

“Hegarty’s earthy odes to heartbreak and deliverance have a classic quality” – The Independent

“Gravelly, deep, and the glorious consistency of honey, it’s a weather-beaten, worn-in leather jacket of a voice.” – The

Line Of Best Fit
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