Spotlight: Matthew Barber

Mathew Barber's brilliant follow up to Ghost Notes hit the streets on Feb. 23. True Believer is Matthew's fourth album it was produced by Howie Beck who has previously worked with such artists as Hayden and Jason Collett.

The album contains some of Barber's trademark heartbreakers but the overall themes of True Believer are, as the name sugests, love, hope and wonderment. "On this record, Howie and I aimed to get the songs across in a clear and direct way by letting the lyrics, melodies and rhythm do the work and only adding embellishments when it was really called for,” says Barber. “The result is a mixture of stripped-down live performances and more produced tracks that hopefully live together as part of a unified musical statement."

Last week I was lucky enough to get a sneak preview of what was coming including Comeback Baby. Make sure you scroll down to see when Matthew is playing near you as he takes True Believer across the country:

Find more from Matthew Barber at MatthewBarber.com.



See Matthew Barber at:

March 5th | London @ Aeolian Hall (Leonard Cohen Tribute Night)
March 20th | Kingston @ The Grad Club
March 21st | Wakefield @ The Blacksheep Inn (Matinee)
March 25th | Waterloo @ Princess Cinema
March 29th | Halifax @ The Carleton
April 1st | Hamilton @ Studio Place At Hamilton Theatre
April 6th | Winnipeg @ Lo Pub
April 7th | Saskatoon @ Amigos
April 9th | Edmonton @ Haven Social Club
April 10th | Calgary @ The Marquee Room
April 12th | Lethbridge @ The Slice (with Peter Katz)
April 13th | Canmore @ Communitea Cafe
April 15th | Vancouver @ The Media Club
April 16th | Duncan @ The Phoenix
April 17th | Victoria @ TBA