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"From out of the dark"

From Out Of The Dark

From out of the dark is a collection of 6 songs finished during the infamous Covid lockdown of 2020, drawing musical influences from many different genres and based on different themes close to my heart.

Some with a narrative, others about how I felt a particular junction in life, playing music, writing and recording songs has been a great outlet for me and helped me deal with and express myself in a productive fashion.

With no single genre over the six songs I decided to put them out as From out of the dark, to show how something good can come from the darkness. I hope you enjoy listening as much as I enjoyed making them.

I appreciate so much all the friends and family who have helped critique these tracks ready for public consumption. Thanks also to my younger sister, Hannah, for providing her vocal talents and lyric writing on two of the songs.

Please listen below and follow me on all of my social networks using the links above.

Matt x

#TheOceanAtTheEndOfTheLane by Neil Gaiman mini spoiler free book review

The Ocean at the End of the LaneThe Ocean at the End of the Lane by Neil Gaiman

My rating: 4 of 5 stars


The Ocean At The End Of The Lane feels like a fairy tale for grown ups. A middle aged man revisits a farmhouse near to his childhood home and suddenly remembers all the strange, bizarre, sometimes wonderful and sometimes terrifying events that happened to him as a seven year old introvert child.

Discovering monsters, magic and the unusual, comforting and mystical family living in Hempstock farm, the story is sometimes confusing but always beautifully written, more akin to a painting then a story and some of the imagery is really dark and disturbing. Tim Burton would do a good job of doing a film adaptation should it ever arise.

It's incredibly eerie and a haunting story, and definitely worth a read for fans of the unusual, magical and dark. The world Gaiman portrays is all of that and more.



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