Why Matty T Wall's Music Goes From Lively To Spooky

Blues found it's origins in the African American slave culture on the Mississippi River Delta and chugged slowly through the decades into the hearts of soul, R&B, jazz, bluegrass, country, rock 'n' roll and pretty much any genre that employs blues scales or draws influence from its modal forms. For Perth guitarist, songwriter and bandleader Matty Wall, it's all about the emotion at the heart of the genre for his debut album Blue Skies [Hipsterdumpster Records].

"There is a bit of a theme of attraction; love, complication and loss running throughout the songs — very blues."

"There is a bit of a theme of attraction; love, complication and loss running throughout the songs — very blues. The moods go from being very bright and lively, to dark, brooding and even spooky," he says of the release.

"Well, this is my long-overdue adventure into the type of blues that I love. After hooking up with a serious rhythm section [Jasper Miller and Stephen Walker], gigs came on thick and fast and we soon found ourselves playing many national blues festivals," he says

He describes his sound as "modern blues guitar music that kicks your ass", with the album sounding "loud — very loud and glorious guitar tone. Caused a bit of a problem in the drum mics but sounded incredible in the room. Hopefully I have managed to capture that on tape!

"Blues has to be about feeling, first and foremost. Being comfortable plays a big part in this. However, there were some parts and solos [during recording the album] that required a few tries to get right."