It’s been nearly a year since Matz Patrick offered up a collection of alt-folk works, in the form of sweet reminder, featuring the likes of kerosene, carolina blue, and boston! Fresh from a sold-out show in Shoreditch, his first headline outing, Matz Patrick is back with his glowing new single, augustine.
Gentle, glowing, crafted carefully, with an all-encompassing intimacy, augstine is a radiant return. Neat instrumentation meets a joyous vocal performance, with storybook lyricism that sketches out a tale of lost love and a post-breakup malaise.
Better told firsthand, “‘augustine’ is about that strange place after a breakup where someone’s gone but their presence is louder than ever. It’s in the kitchen, in the sheets, in a football shirt across the room,” explains Matz.
‘I wanted it to feel less like a haunting and more like a warmth that won’t leave. I called it ‘augustine’ because it’s my favourite name. There’s something nostalgic about it, like a fading book you’d find on a shelf.”
Residing in London, with roots in North Carolina, flirtations with Americana and expansive sounds resonate with Matz’s dual upbringing. Support has fast surrounded Matz Patrick’s musicality, championed by BBC Introducing, Amazing Radio and Spotify Editorial lists. This year looks set to be one ready for Matz Patrick to embrace, for which augustine looks like just the start.
Stream augustine below:
