Matthew Young - It's a Feeling (2022) Hi Res

New Zealand's most promising voices in alternative-pop, Matthew Young, releases his long anticipated debut album, "It’s A Feeling".

The arrival of his debut record It’s A Feeling serves to bring Matthew Young’s brand of unconventional, complex pop to the forefront of contemporary music the world over. Since the end of 2018, Matthew has rejected a traditional studio environment, instead writing on the road, and recording from isolated Airbnbs in his home Aotearoa (New Zealand). It’s A Feeling came together in the subsequent years, during periods where Matthew dedicated time to unraveling the intricacies of his mental health via the medium of musical vulnerability.

This announcement follows on from a string of acclaimed singles including “Like Falling”, “Boneheaded”, “Ziptied” and “Headcase” which have seen tastemaker praise from MTV, Pilerats, Sniffers, Purple Sneakers and more, alongside global playlisting on Spotify’s New Music Friday, and continued support from triple j in Australia.

Matthew Young first made his debut in 2015, when his Dive EP received nods from Troye Sivan, Oyster Magazine and i-D. Three years later, his sophomore EP Fruit, arrived to resounding success. To date, Fruit has amassed over 10 million streams, with singles “Collect” and “Hey” both landing triple j’s #1 Most Played. On stage, Matthew Young has performed to sold out Australian and New Zealand audiences, as well as supported the likes of Lorde, and was handpicked to perform at the Laneway Presents ARIA Showcase. In late 2019, Matthew Young teamed up with favourite electronic duo, Cosmo’s Midnight for their single “It’s Love”, which sits at over 5 million streams and again became triple j’s Most Played.