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    Coming in with a loud fuzzy bang for my 15th release, it's "Simple Complex". This album sort of constitutes my mind for the past few years and all of the major traumas and changes I've gone through on my soul-rebuilding journey towards self-love. This record also represents the idea that so many things are seemingly simple but very complex in nature, and the 8 songs speak to those themes: Relationships, Self-Love, Music, The Past, Letting Go, Accepting Pain, Stepping Into Who You Are, Death and Memory. It's sonically wilder than anything I've done, and that was largely due to Charles Austin running wild on every track and playing several instruments. The songs are also geared towards my musical heroes in composition and style. It was mixed by Joel Plaskett and recorded in his very own Fang Studios in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia over 6 days. I hope you enjoy hearing it as much as I enjoyed making it.


    Matty McKechnie: songwriting, vocals, acoustic guitars, electric guitar, bass, synth
    Charles Austin: guitars, omnichord, fuzz bass, effect guidance, sonic wizardry
    Kevin Corbett: pedal steel, electric guitar, bass
    Jeff Gay: piano, synth
    Jordan Murphy: drums, percussion
    Joel Plaskett: guitar leads on "Exploded"
    Engineered by Thomas Stajcer and Alex Burris
    Mixed by Joel Plaskett
    Mastered by Philip Shaw Bova
    With inspiration from The New Band (Gideon Yellin, Rehuel Ernest, Dan Marshall and Tom Thompson)

    Includes unlimited streaming of Simple Complex via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.     ... more
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    Coming in with a loud fuzzy bang for my 15th release, it's "Simple Complex". This album sort of constitutes my mind for the past few years and all of the major traumas and changes I've gone through on my soul-rebuilding journey towards self-love. This record also represents the idea that so many things are seemingly simple but very complex in nature, and the 8 songs speak to those themes: Relationships, Self-Love, Music, The Past, Letting Go, Accepting Pain, Stepping Into Who You Are, Death and Memory. It's sonically wilder than anything I've done, and that was largely due to Charles Austin running wild on every track and playing several instruments. The songs are also geared towards my musical heroes in composition and style. It was mixed by Joel Plaskett and recorded in his very own Fang Studios in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia over 6 days.


    Matty McKechnie: songwriting, vocals, acoustic guitars, electric guitar, bass, synth
    Charles Austin: guitars, omnichord, fuzz bass, effect guidance, sonic wizardry
    Kevin Corbett: pedal steel, electric guitar, bass
    Jeff Gay: piano, synth
    Jordan Murphy: drums, percussion
    Joel Plaskett: guitar leads on "Exploded"
    Engineered by Thomas Stajcer and Alex Burris
    Mixed by Joel Plaskett
    Mastered by Philip Shaw Bova
    With inspiration from The New Band (Gideon Yellin, Rehuel Ernest, Dan Marshall and Tom Thompson)

    Includes unlimited streaming of Simple Complex via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.     ... more
    ships out within 98 days

      $30 CAD or more 

     

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I wrote this song as a tongue in cheek joke, but it ended up becoming one of the most fun songs to play live. It was inspired by the Graventown community and really wanting to create a place where everyone is welcomed and accepted.

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from Simple Complex, released February 25, 2022

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Graven Ottawa, Ontario

Graven (Matty McKechnie) is a Nepean, Ontario, Canada-born indie folk musician and songwriter who used to make bedroom rap casettes in his teens under the name “Man Of Steel”. His newest album Simple Complex was mixed by Joel Plaskett and made in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia. ... more

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