Syd Matters
You have to imagine Syd Matters alone in his flat with the dawn fingering at his window.
He hasn’t talked to anyone for a week and the hours and days are gradually slipping by him. One by one, childhood memories come back, sometimes they clash. He composes crystal-clear tunes on his guitar, the din of the world is far away and he listens to the music inside of him. And when day comes, the song is suddenly there. Syd experiences a strange sense of joy, feels incredibly present and at the same time as if he was floating. These are his “Ghost Days”, as he puts it. They provide the title of his third album –The fuller sound of Ghost Days suits Morali's songs beautifully, giving them more depth and a certain level of lo-fi elegance.
Singer and songwriter Syd Matters was born Jonathan Morali in Paris, France. Drawn to the arts as a child, he studied music at Sarah Lawrence College and began to play local gigs. Developing an atmospheric folk pop style that featured acoustic settings combined with electronica-influenced touches that sounded a bit like a hybrid between Nick Drake and Radiohead.
