NAME: Matthew Glenn Thompson
ALBUM/SINGLE: The Garden and The Arcade
YEAR: 2010 (15th March)
LABEL: Teddev Music
RATING: 2/5
FIVE WORD REVIEW: Inoffensive, heard-it-before, bland, American indie.
LOCATION: Dallas, USA
LINE UP: Matthew Glenn Thompson – vocals, piano guitar, Michael Jerome Moore – drums and Paul Jenkins – bass
WHAT’S THE STORY?: Having traveled around the US playing acoustic shows, Matthew Glenn Thompson ended up in Dallas, signed to RainMaker and fronting the band ‘Quickserv Johnny’. Here he played over 700 shows supporting the likes of label-mates Deep Blue Something and Bowling For Soup before returning to the life of a solo artists. He now offers up his debut UK album ‘The Garden and The Arcade’.
SOUNDS LIKE: that tune you heard on Ally McBeal.
YOU’LL LIKE THIS IF YOU LIKE: the soundtracks to The Hills / The O.C. / 90201
LINKS: Official Website
– Sara Boughton
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