Mat McHugh is setting out on solo dates in October away from The Beautiful Girls and is offering his new album ‘Waves’ to fans for free prior to the tour.
By placing the ‘Waves’ album in fan inboxes, the audience will become familiar with the songs before the tour and Mat will be comfortable performing them knowing the people in the room have already heard them. “Getting my music out this way allows me to allows me to reach people who might not have heard it before,” Mat said in a statement. “When someone downloads a song, they share it with their friends, if they like it, and then the cycle continues. I like the idea of the music speaking for itself and, even more, I like the idea of people sharing things. Plus, the act of giving always feels like, to me, a pretty fun thing to be doing.”
‘Waves’ is a personal album for Mat. “WAVES is inspired by my father, who passed away when I was ten,” he said. “One of my fondest memories of him is his love for his guitar, an old acoustic that he used to play around the house on a regular basis. When I was cleaning out some things last year, I stumbled upon that exact guitar and decided to see if I could fix it up. I wanted to see if it still had any songs in it. With a bit of tweaking and restringing I was able to bring it back to life, recreating that sound I remember so clearly from my childhood. That guitar is responsible for WAVES – every song was written on it and it made its way onto every track on the album”.
Grab you free Mat McHugh ‘Waves’ album by joining Mat’s mailing list.
Mat McHugh tour dates
Thursday, 1 October – Karova Lounge, Ballarat Vic
Friday, 2 October – Corner Hotel, Melbourne Vic
Saturday, 3 October – Torquay Hotel, Torquay Vic
Sunday, 4 October – Westernport, San Remo Vic
Thursday, 8 October – The Heritage, Bulli NSW
Friday, 9 October – Transit Bar, Canberra Act
Saturday, 10 October – Milton Theatre, Milton NSW
Thursday, 15 October – Brass Monkey, Cronulla (With Band) NSW
Friday, 16 October – Oxford Art Factory, Sydney NSW
Saturday, 17 October – Brass Monkey, Cronulla (Solo) NSW
Sunday, 18 October – Brass Monkey, Cronulla (Solo) NSW
Thursday, 22 October – Lizottes, Newcastle NSW
Friday, 23 October – Jive, Adelaide Sa
Thursday, 29 October – The Northern, Byron Bay NSW
Friday, 30 October – Woolly Mammoth, Brisbane Qld
Saturday, 31 October – Sol Bar, Sunshine Coast Qld
Thursday, 5 November – Settlers Tavern, Margaret River WA
Friday, 6 November – The Rosemount, Perth WA
Saturday, 7 November – Mojos, Fremantle WA
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