Major Matt Mason USA

After moving to New York in the summer of "93 and landing a job at Tower Record for five dollars an hour, Major Matt sold his amp for food and began composing on a thirty dollar acoustic guitar that thankfully would not stay in tune. Recording on a cheap boom box, he found the acoustics in his Lower East Side closet ideal for creating a sort of intimate sound which would perfectly suit his newly inspired urban-folk songs, as well as his finances (see Rivington '94 and Tower Days). With guitar in hand and hay still in his hair Major Matt hit the streets and found a home among NYC downtown underground and Antifolk music scene.

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"The beauty of truth fills this CD. Urban folk songs for the disenchanted and the enchantable. This is a very intimate look inside the thoughts and dreams of a young singer songwriter who views the world in a light that faded for most of us too long ago. You can find some connections to the songs of Simon Joyner or Daniel Johnston, but MMM has his own voice, and that voice is like giddy poems written while lost between your heart and your home."-Jack Rabid, The Big Takeover

"Major Matt Mason USA captures the true essence of the D.I.Y. folk movement. His gruff voice simultaneously evokes the spirits of Daniel Johnston and Jonathan Richman when he belts out his urbanized tales of loss, love, jealousy, and reflection. Me, Me,Me, his debut full-length, is kissed by vivid, slice-of-life imagery and the ragged warmth of a performance-worn acoustic guitar."-Ron Hart For Fans of: Daniel Johnston, Robyn Hitchcock, and Lou Barlow

"Me, Me, Me is one of those rare, understatedly stripped down endeavors that not only sustains itself for its full, one-hour playing time, but immediately beckons you back for still more. A splendid little masterpiece!"-Sound Views

"Along the lines of an on-target, crooning Daniel Johnston, Mr. Mason has the uncanny ability to write songs that require minimal instrumentation but offer unusually striking repartee. Need a break from twee-pop, noise-rock and drum 'n' bass? Hitch a ride with Major Matt Mason USA, and he'll tell you all about Me Me Me without any excess musical baggage to weigh you down."-Splendid E-Zine

Major Matt Mason USA Returns to the UK to promote his new album "Bad People Rule The World"

May 28 Bristol Here Shop & Gallery 0117 942 2222 (with The Bulky Mule, Francois)
May 29 Birmingham Jug Of Ale 0121 449 1082)
May 30th Leicester The Music Cafe 0116 262 5050
May 31st Coventry The TIn Angel (02476 559 958)
June 1 Oxford The Cellar 01865 244761
June 2 Edinburgh Cabaret Voltaire 0131 220 6176 (opening for BMX Bandits)
June 3 Glasgow Nice n Sleazy 0141 333 9637 (opening for BMX Bandits)
June 4 Aberdeen (opening for for Andy White)
June 6 Hull Adelphi 01482 348216
June 7 Manchester Britons Protection 0161 236 5895
June 8th Brighton The Hobgoblin 01273 602519
June 9 London The Comedy 0207 839 6642 (with The Rebel) 7 Oxendon Street, London, (off Coventry St.- Piccadilly Circus /Leicester Sq.)