Matthew E. White
| Matthew E. White | |
|---|---|
 Photo by Kim Matthäi Leland | |
| Background information | |
| Born |
August 14, 1982 Virginia Beach, Virginia |
| Origin | Richmond, Virginia |
| Genres | Rock, jazz |
| Instruments | Guitar, vocals |
| Labels | Spacebomb, Hometapes, Domino |
| Associated acts |
The Great White Jenkins Fight the Big Bull |
| Website |
matthewewhite |
Matthew E. White (born August 14, 1982) is an American singer-songwriter, producer, arranger, and founder of Spacebomb Records in Richmond, Virginia.
Career
In 2011 White created the record label, Spacebomb Records, which aimed to make available a house band and record a wide variety of music.[1]
White released his debut album as a leader, Big Inner, in August 2012, the first from Spacebomb Records and co-released by Hometapes, which the New York Times called "a dramatic pop-gospel record that hits extremes of the mood spectrum."[2] Big Inner debuted at #19 on Billboard's Heatseekers Albums chart,[3] and by the end of 2012, White had been named eMusic's Breakthrough Artist of 2012,[4] Paste magazine's Best New Act of 2012,[5] and a Consequence of Sound Rookie of the Year,[6] and Big Inner had appeared on multiple best of 2012 lists.[7][8] Domino released the album worldwide in January 2013,[9] and it received five stars from The Guardian[10] and was called "One of the great albums of modern Americana" by Uncut magazine.[11]
In addition to his solo work, White is also the leader of the avant-garde jazz big band Fight the Big Bull, for which he composes and arranges all music, and a former member of rock band The Great White Jenkins. He has collaborated with artists like Megafaun, Justin Vernon, Sharon Van Etten, Steven Bernstein, Ken Vandermark, David Karsten Daniels, and the Mountain Goats.
Discography
Albums
- as Matthew E. White
| Year | Album | Peak | Certification | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BEL [12] |
DK [13] |
FR [14] |
SWE [15] |
UK [16] | |||
| 2012 | Big Inner | 85 | 12 | 143 | 25 | 85 | |
| 2015 | Fresh Blood | 95 | 41 | ||||
- with The Great White Jenkins
- 2007: Where Is Thy Sting?
- 2008: Mussel Souls
- with Fight the Big Bull
- 2008: Dying Will Be Easy
- 2010: All is Gladness in the Kingdom
- 2010: I Mean To Live Here Still (with David Karsten Daniels)
References
- ↑ McElhinney, Peter (9 February 2011). "From the Attic to the Moon". Style Weekly. Retrieved 20 January 2013.
- ↑ Ratliff, Ben (17 August 2012). "Merging Textures Across the Decades". The New York Times. Retrieved 15 January 2013.
- ↑ "Big Inner - Matthew E. White". Billboard. Retrieved 15 January 2013.
- ↑ Keyes, J. Edward. "2012 Breakthrough: Matthew E. White". eMusic. Retrieved 15 January 2013.
- ↑ "The Best Music of 2012 Issue". Paste mPlayer. Paste Magazine. Retrieved 15 January 2013.
- ↑ "Readers' Poll 2012: The Results". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved 15 January 2013.
- ↑ "Top 50 Albums of 2012". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved 15 January 2013.
- ↑ "Albums of the Year: Honorable Mention". Pitchfork. Retrieved 15 January 2013.
- ↑ Minsker, Evan. "Watch Matthew E. White's "Will You Love Me" Video". Pitchfork. Retrieved 15 January 2013.
- ↑ Empire, Kitty (20 January 2013). "Matthew E White: Big Inner – review". London: The Guardian. Retrieved 26 January 2013.
- ↑ Mulholland, Garry. "Matthew E. White - Big Inner". Uncut. Retrieved 26 January 2013.
- ↑ Ultratop.be/nl/ Matthew E. White discography
- ↑ DanishCharts.com Matthew E. White discography
- ↑ LesCharts.com Matthew E. White discography
- ↑ SwedishCharts.com Matthew E. White discography
- ↑ officialcharts.com Matthew E. White discography