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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

#WhatAbigailDidThatSummer by #BenAaronovitch mini spoiler free book review

What Abigail Did That Summer (Rivers of London, #5.3)What Abigail Did That Summer by Ben Aaronovitch
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Another excellent book from the Rivers Of London Universe, this time from the perspective of Peter Grant's cousin, fox whisperer and soon to be apprentice magician Abigail.

With help of the foxes and a new friend, Abigail is investigating the disappearance of a number of kids from the area. Peter's off galivanting on another investigation and no need to bother Nightingale until there's something to report...

The story is great, and what Abigail uncovers is suitably bizarre for the Rivers Of London universe, and takes quite an unexpected dark and twisted turn. This takes place somewhere between Foxglove Summer and The Hanging Tree, along with numerous other expanded universe entries. But even though my memory is so bad (or I read those quite a while ago) I can't place it exactly, I'm so entranced with this faux-London magical universe Ben Aaronovitch has created that it was an absolute pleasure to be back there with something in equal parts familiar and different. Definitely recommended for fans of the series.

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