BIG INNER
On August 21, Matthew E. White will release his self-produced debut album, Big Inner, a joint release on Hometapes and Spacebomb. The lead track, “One of These Days,” will be released on a limited 7″ on July 24, and that is available for preorder today.

LISTEN/DOWNLOAD: Matthew E. White “One of These Days”
Check out this morning’s premiere on Pitchfork.

Joined by a long list of collaborators, friends, and Spacebomb’s house band, choir, string, and horn sections, White will perform Big Inner in its entirety with a super-sized ensemble on September 6 at Raleigh’s Hopscotch Music Festival. The special performance, entitled “One Incantation Under God,” is the festival’s biggest project ever.

White builds soaring sculptures of original songs that directly reference his eclectic set of influences, while creating something entirely new on the American musical landscape. From lyrics that echo common conditions like love and death, to open tributes to artists like Washington Phillips, Allen Toussaint, Jorge Ben, Jimmy Cliff, and Randy Newman, BIG INNER is its own scavenger hunt through history. “One of These Days” — the album’s lead track accented by strings, woodwinds, muted brass, and a choir — is your introduction to the world of Matthew E. White. He’s convincing you to stay the night.

Matthew E. White is no stranger. He also walks the earth as the leader of lauded avant-garde jazz band Fight the Big Bull, which has released three critically acclaimed albums and has worked extensively with notable jazz figures Ken Vandermark and Steven Bernstein. Fight the Big Bull also teamed up with Megafaun, Justin Vernon and Sharon Van Etten to pay tribute to Alan Lomax at Duke University’s “Sounds of the South” concert in 2010 and again at the MusicNow Festival in 2011.

Big Inner marks our first release, featuring our inimitable House Band, producer, and unified crew of arrangers and musicians. Similarly-spirited Portland-based label Hometapes, home to artists like Megafaun and Bear In Heaven, are helping introduce us to the world, including upcoming releases from Natalie Prass, Karl Blau, Joe Westerlund (Megafaun), and Ivan Howard (The Rosebuds, Gayngs).

PRE-ORDER: Matthew E. White One of These Days 7”
(b/w “Ain’t That What Love Is” – featuring Phil Cook of Megafaun on piano)

READ more about Matthew E. White, Big Inner, and the road to it right here.

HT056 / SB002
Matthew E. White Big Inner LP/CD
7-song album on LP and CD

01. One of These Days
02. Big Love
03. Will You Love Me
04. Gone Away
05. Steady Pace
06. Hot Toddies
07. Brazos

“ONE OF THESE DAYS” b/w “AIN’T THAT WHAT LOVE IS”
HT055 / SB001
Matthew E. White
One of These Days 7”

01. One of These Days
02. Ain’t That What Love Is

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