Matt Winson
Matt Winson
Symbols/Signals
Out Now
About
Indie folk band Matt Winson was born in 2015 when
Pieter van Winsen and Matthijs Steur started making
music in a smoky student apartment in Leiden,
the Netherlands. Since then, they have grown into
a full-fledged, four-headed band that is now up
to their second album: Oscillate – which will be
the successor of their well-received debut album
Woodfalls (2017). Over the past couple of years the
band has amassed over 5 million streams on DSP's
and toured extensively in the Netherlands and the
Baltic States, playing headline shows in venues
such as Paradiso and Loftas. Furthermore, the band
appeared in De Wereld Draait Door (the biggest TVshow in the Netherlands) and frequently performed
on Dutch national radio stations 1,2 and 3.
By the end of 2017 the band decided to take a break.
This proved to be a fertile breeding ground for new
ideas. For 1,5 years the band quietly worked on new
material. The result of these efforts is Oscillate, a
musical journey through contradictions in the widest
sense. Melodious, melancholic songs about the
good opposed to the bad, the dark of night opposed
to the light of day, and the seemingly ever further
polarizing world we live in.
Oscillate moves away from the folky pop songs
that primarily comprised Woodfalls. The banjo has
partially been replaced by the sound of the electric
guitar and the compositions are more experimental,
influenced by both classical and electronic music. It
all adds up to a fresh and different sound, surrounding
lead singer Matthijs Steur's dreamy falsetto.
The first single of the album – Suite – was
released on the 24th of May via V2 Records
Benelux, followed by the second single - Symbols/Signals
- on the 21st of june. The full album is scheduled for release
in the Fall of 2019.
Music
- Symbols/Signals
Symbols/Signals
are you up for it?
they'll never have to know
go on and mystify
all you think you know
for it is only right to say
they’re only learning (what) we convey
they'll never find out like this
too many symbols on their way
let's control the outline
written down in stone
can I go further than I know?
listen to the outcry
of thousands of years ago
don't you hear me?
after an empty life
they are terrified to stay
but never try leaving though
too much belief to put at stake
let's control the outline
put it on the door
can I go further than I know?
listen to the outcry
of thousands of years ago
we'll go further than we know
- Suite
Suite
now that
the silent river flows
I've given up my sorrows too
hiding
from what we left behind
carry us away from the storm
guide me!
what are you hiding for?
am I clueless?
believe I have no more
now give me
a shelter from the storm
are we there yet?
many miles to go
I'm counting down the days before the storm
only to get frightened even more
I'm asking you once more
will we make it to the shore?
you're setting sail alone
you'll have to let it go
do you like to talk now?
let out the fury?
yes, you caught me falling down
I can't get near you
god, I fear you
- C.A.L.M.
C.A.L.M.
for all that it's worth,
for all that it's worth to me
it was like a curse,
it was like a curse to me
time will fly
over night
you will find a place
to hide
for all that it's worth,
for all that it's worth to me
it was like a curse,
it was like a curse to me
time will fly
over night
you will find a place
to hide
for now what's it worth?
for now what's it worth to me?
to be killing time,
it's a crazy mystery - Medea
Medea
I've seen the ships departing,
out in the open blue
there's something you keep hiding,
and I have no clue
and the lies on the horizon,
were all part of your default
the leaves have all been wizened,
once were colourful
you left your stolen heart,
into that frozen ground
you left your stolen heart,
into that frozen ground
and your daddy keeps on calling,
but I just don't know what to do
you rather have us starving,
Medea's waiting for you
you left your stolen heart,
into that frozen ground
you left your stolen heart,
into that frozen ground
I was silently fishing,
outside my home
and if I only got some ammunition,
I would shoot nobody but my own,
children, why are you crying, why are you crying,
and what are you waiting for?
well I've seen the ships departing now,
through the open door
- Prologue
Prologue
sun, rises over
it fell, like the moon
Woodfalls in the ocean
brings time into life - The River
The River
hideaway, and never look back
don't mind to stay, I've seen this wall crack
don't worry about the promises your love was always pure and true
there's no one waiting, it's only me who's dreaming out there in queue
take me home, take me home, take me home before you're gone
you know it all, you know it all, you know that you have seen it before
I never wandered where the river flows
but it reminds me that it always grows
I never wandered where, wandered where, wandered where, the river flows
take me home, take me home, take me home before you're gone
you know it all, you know it all, you know that you have seen it before
hideaway, I know that you're gone
don't mind to stay, the lines have been drawn
take me home, take me home, take me home before you're gone
you know it all, you know it all, you know that you have seen it before - Hold On
Hold On
fleeing from your own far country
to leave all your things behind
where you go it is a mystery
concern is all that comes to mind
now put your head upon my shoulder
it was only for the best
apart from that you shouldn't bother
and the rest should take a rest
hold on, all love seems gone
but, we might be wrong
if there ever was a plan to reassure you that all hope comes back
then I'd put it in a box for you and try to make you understand
hold on, all love seems gone
hold on, we might be wrong
I will overcome
what once is said and done
you will overcome
we will overcome
what once is said and done
we will overcome
if there ever was a plan to reassure you that all hope comes back
then I'd put it in a box for you and try to make you understand
hold on, all love seems gone
hold on, we might be wrong - Why?
Why?
why did you ever stop me?
I was on fire, but my heart was stumbling
and now my mind is doubtful
there's something in the water, and I don't know what
I can't always seem to work it out
my eyes are bleeding now
why, is this really happening?
I want to start over, because there's something missing
still all, that kept me blind is
pushing me to close my eyes
I can't always seem to work it out
my eyes are bleeding now
now, my eyes are on fire
my loss, my loss, my loss
now, we will be deviding
my loss, my loss, my loss - Sleepless Nights
Sleepless Nights
my drying eyes looked at the fire
to find something they'd admire
and now I seem to realize
your stories lie in these skies
and I, keep on falling down
so many sleepless nights
to find these howling lights
it all just seems to fly
in the darkness of the night
and since I've walked the wolves at night
my cold feet seem to pass me by
and now I seem to realize
I was looking at your haunting eyes
and I, keep on falling down
so many sleepless nights
to find these howling lights
it all just seems to fly
in the darkness of the night
and I, keep on falling down - Durango
- Woodfalls
Woodfalls
sun, rises over
it fell, like them moon
Woodfalls in the ocean
brings time into life
cause I'll keep following myself down
in search of graceful ground
who will find me after dark
to give shelter?
now we are elsewhere
let's sink the open sea
cause I'll keep following myself down
in search of graceful ground
who will find me after dark
to give shelter?
I keep trying, but I won't let her go
she's in my mind still, and I'm alone
and I, I can't get lost
who will find me after dark
to give shelter? - Into Pieces
Into Pieces
I went down into the valley of this lonesome town
all my problems fell into pieces when I saw that smile
the treasure
oh, mercy
I went down into the valley of this lonesome town
all my problems fell into pieces when I saw that smile
the treasure
oh, mercy
we stole a car, we fled the country, into no mans land,
we laughed we cried we stayed together and so the story ends - History
History
independence for a while
only for a while before you realise
the more unpredictable
the more excitement
except the sight of your apartment walls
and the bottom of your glass
all that's loose closes it's eyes for
surprises
history didn't go the way it didn't go
no surprises make time fly and
although time's a man's invention
it wouldn't make life any longer
if it was timeless
history didn't go the way it didn't go - Citadel
Citadel
a toxic side of you rang the bell
to confront space with time, who will tell
how we keep trying to spend the days
while we keep mining in decay?
I'm lost, I'm found, but you won't get lost inside of me
I'm striving, for higher grounds
I'm lost, I'm found, but you won't get lost inside of me
I promise, it's over now
it's over now, I promise, it's over now
for a moment lost in truth, by solitude
a body falls apart, despite its youth
all that's coming, will be heard
makes you starving, but becomes blurred
I'm lost, I'm found, but you won't get lost inside of me
I'm striving, for higher grounds
I'm lost, I'm found, but you won't get lost inside of me
I promise, it's over now
if there only was a place where all of this would never even happen to us
an odyssey, is rolling over me, but I'll keep pushing for it
and I'll keep striving, to comply if it even matters
I'll keep striving, for higher grounds, for higher grounds
I'm lost, I'm found, but you won't get lost inside of me
I promise, it's over now
I'm lost, I'm found, but you won't get lost inside of me
I'm striving, for higher grounds
for higher grounds, for higher grounds - Your Irrationality is my Best Defense
Your Irrationality is my Best Defense
if I ever was in your sacred house
would I understand what it's all about?
because now it seems that the tragedies
are surely not meant to be
why don't we feel shameful from time to time?
why don't we feel sorry for our enemies?
because seemingly the relics give you higher hopes
but weren't they disapproved long ago?
oh I can't see how a higher love
can save you from your hen-hearted faults
why don't we feel shameful from time to time
why don't we feel sorry for our enemies
I called out your name, who's to blame
is it me?
I called out your name, who's to blame
is it me? is it you? who can say?
in this religious outrage
if I were to tell how this could stop
I'd ask you to not believe it all
- The River
The River
hideaway, and never look back
don't mind to stay, I've seen this wall crack
don't worry about the promises your love was always pure and true
there's no one waiting, it's only me who's dreaming out there in queue
take me home, take me home, take me home before you're gone
you know it all, you know it all, you know that you have seen it before
I never wandered where the river flows
but it reminds me that it always grows
I never wandered where, wandered where, wandered where, the river flows
take me home, take me home, take me home before you're gone
you know it all, you know it all, you know that you have seen it before
hideaway, I know that you're gone
don't mind to stay, the lines have been drawn
take me home, take me home, take me home before you're gone
you know it all, you know it all, you know that you have seen it before - Glowing Eyes
Glowing Eyes
pulling things out of perspective
into new glowing eyes
now seems most effective
to keep me agitated and dry
if once I could pass time by
if once you would have luck by your side
feeling struggles when you are sleeping
with these new glowing eyes
keeps me silent and drowns me into
what now is a beautiful sight
if once I could pass time by
if once you would have luck by your side - To This Place
To This Place
actually it didn't feel
like a representation of the world
while the world is turning
around me
nobody is more important
than I am myself
but making a balance between
thinking of others and myself
is the main goal
of my visit
to this place
to this place
being satisfied
as well as making satisfied
that should have been
everybody's goal
but nobody is more important
than I am myself
but making a balance between
thinking of others and myself
is the main goal
of my visit
to this place
to this place
is the main goal
of my visit
to this place
to this place - In Two Pieces / Into Pieces
In Two Pieces / Into Pieces
I went down into the valley of this lonesome town
all my problems fell into pieces when I saw that smile
the treasure
oh, mercy
I went down into the valley of this lonesome town
all my problems fell into pieces when I saw that smile
the treasure
oh, mercy
we stole a car, we fled the country, into no mans land,
we laughed we cried we stayed together and so the story ends - Float
Float
like a piece of art you are
colors surrounding you
I was astonished by your prism
I just felt what I had to do
cause from that moment I knew
I wanted to drift away with you
we are drifting
sail with me
take me wherever you go
guide me through when the waves start to grow
shelter me when the weather gets to cold
and in the eye of the storm
be there as we float
the distraction fell apart
only the right way remained
and since we are on this path
we are bound to stay
so step onto my boat
and let me leave with you
we are leaving
sail with me
take me wherever you go
guide me through when the waves start to grow
shelter me when the weather gets to cold
and in the eye of the storm
be there as we float
like a piece of art you
now that I see you
I can hold you in my arms
and sail wherever to
sail with me
take me wherever you go
guide me through when the waves start to grow
shelter me when the weather gets to cold
and in the eye of the storm
be there as we float - All This Time
All This Time
where do the birds sleep when they fly overnight
no wings to keep them in air
is my perception based on sight
or are they really not there
without you
all this time I've been running for you
it's a weary sight but
this is what it comes to
all this time I've been running for you
and now I'm blind
in my own paradigm it seems that waves
will never return to place
floating into dried out caves
finishing their endless race
without you
all this time I've been running for you
it's a weary sight but
this is what it comes to
all this time I've been running for you
and now I'm blind
how come?
what now is lost,
once was won