A cover of the classic Broken Social Scene song, in honor of 'You Forgot it In People's 20th anniversary.

Songs For Tim

I'm Still Your F*g [Broken Social Scene]

“Mais j'aurais aimé à vous voir faire l'analyse du sentiment religieux spontané ou, plus exactement, de la sensation religieuse qui est (...) le fait simple et direct de la sensation de l'éternel (qui peut très bien n'être pas éternel, mais simplement sans bornes perceptibles, et comme océanique).”

- Letter to Sigmund Freud from French poet Romain Roland
December 5th, 1927

Words & Music by Matthew DeMello

Produced by Alex Busi & Matthew DeMello

All sounds recorded by Alex Busi at The Space Studios in Huntington, N.Y, between December 01, 2012 and April 30, 2014; except drums from 04:37 - 04:50 on “Midnight Waltz for Non-Believers”, and 01:06 - 01:48 on “Unholy Ghost” (including Rhodes Piano) recorded by William McCosker at “The Ranch” in Canyon, Calif. from July 18 to July 22, 2012.

All sounds featured on this recording also emanated from the 
lips and fingertips of Matthew DeMello, except:

Jennifer Nordmark - Vocal harmonies (who can also be credited with romantic fulfillment) 
Alex Busi - shaker on “Heaven Can Be Replaced”, and floor toms from 10:36 - 11:26 on “Between Myself and All My Friends”
William McCosker - drums from 04:37 - 04:50 on “A Midnight Waltz for Non-Believers”, and 01:06 - 01:48 on “Unholy Ghost”.

Cover art by Kristen Hale. Attached promotional photos by Lauraberth Lima and Michael Lin. Executive produced by Timothy Dillon, Stephen Bailey, and Matthew DeMello.

(c) Matthew DeMello 2014 All Rights Reserved.

Prelude /   A Midnight Waltz For Non-Believers

Yesterday, I celebrated the three year anniversary of meeting the person who has made the single biggest difference in my life. Not only has she given me the confidence to pursue my wildest dreams along with her unwavering support in the face of life's biggest challenges, she's helped me to reconnect with the artist who first ignited my passion for music, Elvis Presley. I recorded this cover for her, from the first album I ever loved (Elvis's Golden Records). 

I Want You, I Need You, I Love You

This is my new album. Unlike the last one where I spent a lot of money and agonized over every note, this one I tried to have more fun and just get 'her done. The results are a bit more "raw" and unkempt in presentation, but no less endearing. Think Nilsson Schmilsson via Guided By Voices. Enjoy!

Kitty's Dead Too / Backstreets / Astral Weeks (Live At The Sidewalk Cafe, NYC)

Wolf Like Me (feat. Liz Wagner Biro & Matt DeMello Band)

Be My Baby

Tell Me (Over And Over)

Dancing with Devils

Through You, I Think I Understand

There's Nothing I Believe In More

Escapist's Theme / Community Pool

God Only Knows

A Typical Candidate For Rampage Violence (Live At The Sidewalk Cafe, NYC)

Wholescale Supernova

Welcome Back, Everyone

All You've Ever Wanted In Entertainment

I've lost too many heroes this year, but the one I lost earlier this week might be the biggest. 

My memere and pepere's first date was the Wizard of Oz back in 1939, and its soundtrack is ingrained in my soul. Before he passed away (peacefully, surrounded by family) last week, I told my pep about a job I had recently been past over for and had me frustrated. Without knowing many details he told me, "Listen, I wouldn't have made it to 95 without being kicked out of places I didn't belong."

I thought to myself, that may be true, but heaven won’t be one of them. 

Rest In Peace, Mister B -- widely regarded by the local business community to be the reigning “Second Mayor of Pawtucket, RI” from the mid-1970s until he retired from his cowboy apparel store in 2002. Thanks for all the leather jackets, bolo ties, and cowboy boots a college kid in a punk band could ask for.

Here's a Bowie/Oz mashup I performed at the Sidewalk last month and dedicated to him.

Starman / Over The Rainbow (Live at the Sidewalk Cafe, NYC, 3-30-16)

A Frank Zappa cover from my 30th birthday show last year at Sidewalk Cafe with Ian Cat & the Crimsons, backed by the Anti Matter Horns and my stellar band, The Roslin Administration.

Apocalypse

Eat That Question / Fusion James Bond Theme (Live at the Sidewalk Cafe)

A little barn burning single for you all, and the first from our upcoming Counterpoint EP to be released later this year!

... Don't Mind if I Do! Single

... Don't Mind If I Do! (feat. Anti-Matter Horns) [radio edit]

Here's a Paul Simon cover I made for celebrating sixth anniversary with my wonderful girlfriend Jennifer. It's one of her favorite songs.

Audience of One (Single)

Diamonds on the Soles of Her Shoes (Paul Simon Cover)

Matt DeMello - Piano, lead vox

The Significant Looks:
Liz Wagner Biro - Vox
Amanda "Rain" O'Keefe - Vox
Andrew "Roo" O'Donnell - Drums
John Alexander "Alex Busi" Busi - Bass, recording, mixing, mastering
Charles Curley - cover art

Recorded, mixed, and mastered at New Space Studios December 2018-2019.

(Nobody Cares About) The Days After Christmas - Single

(Nobody Cares About) The Days After Christmas

Here's a cover of one of the songs in my 3-ring rotation for favorite song of all time (the other two are "Kiss" by Prince and "Complete Control" by the Clash). Recorded the week after the Charlottesville riots so ... there are some alterations to the lyrics.

The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down (The Band Cover)

From a recorded collection of covers I made as a gift for a very special someone many years. I'll probably trickle out various cuts from it as we go but here's the first, for the 50th anniversary of 'Loaded'

The Ecccentric Fool Proof Anxiety Test

I Found A Reason (Velvet Underground Cover)

I'm a singer-songwriter living in Peekskill, NY. My new LP 'Confetti in a Coalmine' is available everywhere April 28th.

Matt DeMello

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