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Matt Glass and the Loose Cannons at The Retreat Hotel
WHEN:
Sunday 22 January 2017 - 08:30pm
WHERE:
The Retreat Hotel
280 Sydney Road
Brunswick
Victoria
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Victor Hugo once wrote that music expresses the things thatcannot be said but cannot remain silent. Our favourite songsare the ones that tell our deepest stories for us. Thesesongs capture time, giving voice to our loves and fears andyearnings. Acoustic artist Matt Glass knows this to be true.He broke out onto the scene with his debut album FamousLast Words in 2011, with the single Setting Sun leaping tonumber 1 on the Triple J Unearthed Roots Charts. Making aname on the Melbourne underground scene performing aticonic venues such as The Espy and the Wesley Anne withhis band The Loose Cannons, Matt Glass is going fromstrength to strength and recently took out first prize in theSnowy Mountains of Music Festival’s online buskingcompetition. The Last Time unravels Matt Glass’ gentlevulnerability and an instinctive songwriting nous that evokesthe likes of Josh Pyke and Whitley. With a warm resonantvocal quality akin to Jimmy Little, The Last Time is bothsoulful and bittersweet, peppered with an alt-countryundertone reminiscent of a modern Johnny Cash