The singer and songwriter known as Matt
Eugene has released his latest EP record, “Midnight Train.” The
album comprises five original Eugene tracks for an approximate total
listening time of 15 minutes. It has proudly been published as an
independent release outside the reach of the corporate music
infrastructure. A remarkably evocative and accessible acoustic
pop/rock record, Matt Eugene's “Midnight Train” rolls and grooves
with an inertia more powerful than that of many “plugged-in”
records.
Canadian-born Matt Eugene cites as main
artistic influences such popular musicians as Dallas Green, Ben
Folds, Alice in Chains, and the Pixies. From these Eugene takes
certain nuances to add to his own unique amalgam, which feels like
grunge-inspired alternative rock except warmer, striking the ear more
gently and pulling at the hearer with hooks and refrains more native
to the pop genre.
Matt Eugene himself describes “Midnight
Train” as something more personal than mere classifications,
however.
“My album shares an acoustic rock
sound reflective of pain we go through in our lives,” he writes,
adding also that it comments on what he calls “positive changes in
life.”
This is not to say that his “Midnight Train” EP is strictly autobiography. It isn't.
“I've always taken an intimate angle
to all my songwriting,” writes Eugene, “and I put a lot of
emotion into my songs. I try to write about something everyone can
relate to no matter what age or who they are. It pleases me to know I
might touch someone with my songs or have some influence on them for
a positive change. My life is music and always will be.”
Matt Eugene grew up in the Canadian
city of Moncton, New Brunswick. He has written and performed in a
great many musical styles, including rock, grunge, funk, metal, roots
rock and acoustic folk. After playing in many groups led by himself
or by others, he eventually found his way to the modern studio where
he could make his music precisely the way he wanted.
His current official bio tells it: “I
never really fit in anywhere or did anything everyone else was doing,
I just played bass for various bands, guitar, and sang. I tried
having my own bands a few times, but I found the easiest way to do
something is to do it yourself. I'm pretty flexible, but a lot of
musicians and friends just didn't have the drive and compassion for
it that I did – I mean, to make it really work – and stick
together.”
It's not that Eugene has simply decided
to record on his own, either, but rather that technology has made it
possible.
“I'm happy my fans can finally access
my music in this digital age,” Eugene writes. “The industry has
changed so much; I remember getting rejected by a major label in the
'90s, and being so young, I took it hard and thought the worst. But
now everything is so different. An artist has more power on their own
than they ever did before. You want to do something in your life
you're passionate about? Just do it. Don't let anything slow you
down!”
His official bio concludes – “Matt
is in his late 30s and continues to look for opportunities to share
his music every day.”
“Midnight Train” by Matt Eugene is
available online worldwide.
-S. McCauley
Lead Press Release Writer
www.MondoTunes.com
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