Matt Bauer

for press in Europe - max@iwelcom.tv
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website - http://mattbauermusic.com/
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Selected Press:
"There is an economic darkness on this recording. Lonely banjos ride along sharp ridges, horns swirl in cold creeks, and there is subtle sense of loss in Bauer's music that leaves the impression of a man whose demons will not be stilled."
-Skyscraper
"An album of fragile beauty"
-Under the Radar
"One of this year's finest records"
-Muzzle of Bees
"Matt Bauer's banjo-driven folk songs hang together on a gossamer thread, moving from background to foreground with an understated power."
-30music.com
"Matt Bauer plays a ghostly sort of folk, wreathed in delicate webs of banjo and whispered with a lightness Sam Beam might envy."
-Philadelphia Weekly
"While the murder ballad is a time-honored tradition in folk music, Matt Bauer’s latest effort, “The Island Moved in the Storm,” takes it to a higher level in the form of a suite. Incorporating imagery from his Kentucky roots, Bauer creates a gorgeous musical travelogue, both spare and fully orchestrated, based on a murder victim known for years only as ‘Tent Girl.’ Matt Bauer whispers the details in a beautiful feathery rasp, inviting you join him as and eyewitness to the secrets of this sad story."
--Irene Trudel, WFMU Program Host
"While the lyrics often yield to the dark side of country life, the arrangements are thin and carry traces of the Appalachian music that saturates the lives of Bauer's characters. His sparing use of instrumentation is effective in creating an atmosphere around these always-unraveling narratives"
-Leo Weekly
"The Album is flawlessat times gut wrenching, it's the kind of album you want to experience. The Island Moved In The Storm delivers a diverse instrumentation that carries Bauer's words with a grace proving him to be a master at work."
-BlogCritics.org
"Extremely well put-together, The Island Moved In the Storm is a broken fairy tale, a fever dream."
-mixtapesheartbreaks
"His songs are outstanding.There's a sparseness that pervades his debut, The Island Moved in the Storm, and it makes for an unsettling but immediately compelling listen. Bauer's lyrics are sneaky good, utilizing naturalistic imagery and deft turns of phrase."
-The L Magazine
"The staggering darkness and the uncomfortable weight of his songwriting is where his magic is."
-Aversion.com
"Bauer's work is simply astounding—not just on par with Samuel Beam's Iron and Wine bittersweet ethos, but a rival to its haunting intimacy"
-Kevchino.com
"Bauer's deft musings on violent beauty and the natural order of things could serve as a worthy backdrop to scenes from a Terrence Malick or Werner Herzog film."
-mog.com
"He's channeling something heavy, preparing the rest of us for a darkness or beauty that we aren't yet ready to receive. We believe Matt Bauer is a prophet."
- Thrasher Magazine"He's channeling something heavy, preparing the rest of us for a darkness or beauty that we aren't yet ready to receive. We believe Matt Bauer is a prophet." - Thrasher Magazine