Syd Matters

Singer and songwriter Syd Matters was born in 1973 in Paris, France. Developing an atmospheric folk-pop style that featured acoustic settings combined with electronica-influenced touches that sounded a bit like a hybrid between Nick Drake and Radiohead, Matters released a debut album, A Whisper and a Sigh, in 2003 on V2 Music, following it two years later in 2005 with Someday We Will Foresee Obstacles. (V2 later issued this earlier material to different markets under the title Syd Matters.) In 2008 Syd Matters, now officially a quintet and a band, issued a third full-length set, Ghost Days. ~ Steve Leggett