Matthew Barber
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Background information | |
Birth name | Matthew Elliott Barber |
Born | Mississauga, Ontario, Canada | January 10, 1977
Origin | Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
Genres | Indie pop Pop rock |
Occupation(s) | Singer-songwriter |
Labels | Outside Music Warner Music Canada |
Website | matthewbarber.com |
Matthew Elliott Barber[1] (born January 10, 1977) is a Canadian singer-songwriter. His music has been classified as indie pop and pop rock with folk and alternative country influences.
Barber was born and grew up in
After graduating from Queen's, he went to
The album soon caught the attention of Paper Bag Records, who re-released it to a wider audience in 2003. After two years in Hamilton, Barber moved to Toronto.
Barber has been a featured guest on
Barber's sister, Jill Barber, is also a noted Canadian musician.
Career
Signed to Warner Music Canada, he released the EP title The Story of Your Life in 2004 and the full-length album Sweet Nothing on September 27, 2005.
Sweet Nothing's debut single and music video, "Soft One," became a major hit in Canada, reaching number one among most-added tracks and the top 20 tracks overall at
On March 4, 2008, Barber released his fourth album on
In 2014, he released Big Romance. Barber returned to work in 2018 with Phase of the Moon, his first solo LP in four years.[4]
Discography
- A Thousand Smiles An Hour (1999)
- Means & Ends (2003)
- The Story of Your Life (2004) (EP) (Released as "Matthew Barber & The Union Dues")
- Sweet Nothing (2005)
- Ghost Notes (2008)
- True Believer (2010)
- Matthew Barber (2011)
- Songs for the Haunted Hillbilly (2012)
- Big Romance (2014)
- The Family Album (2016), with Jill Barber
- Phase of the Moon (2018)
References
- ^ "AWFUL DREAM". ASCAP. American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers. Retrieved November 10, 2023.
- ^ Matthew Barber: Rawly Melancholic Songwriter Experiences a Major Growth Spurt Archived November 27, 2005, at the Wayback Machine, NOW cover story by Sarah Liss, July 17, 2003
- ^ "'Have Not Been the Same' Book Spawns Covers Comp Featuring Kevin Drew, the Hidden Cameras, Great Lake Swimmers, Bry Webb". Exclaim!, November 14, 2011.
- ^ "Matthew Barber Returns with 'Phase of the Moon'". exclaim.ca. Retrieved July 20, 2018.
External links
- Matthew Barber, official site