Matt Mays + El Torpedo

Matt Mays + El Torpedo Artist: Matt Mays
Label: Sonic Canada
Category: Music


Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
Format: Import
Media: Audio CD
Number Of Discs: 1


UPC: 775020623422
EAN: 0775020623422
ASIN: B0007XH5PS


Release Date: 2005-03-31

Matt Mays + El Torpedo


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Tracks:

  1. Stand Down At Sundown
  2. Travellin'
  3. Cocaine Cowgirl
  4. The Plan
  5. Ain't So Heavy
  6. St. George's Lane
  7. Move Your Mind
  8. What Are We Gonna Do Come The Month Of September?
  9. Good People
  10. Lost Souls
  11. It Don't Matter
  12. On The Hood Of An Old Car
  13. Time Of Your Life
  14. Wicked Come Winter

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From Amazon.ca

Mix one part Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young, a dash of Tom Petty, and add a little Sam Roberts to get just a sense of what Matt Mays & El Torpedo have to bring to your ears. Countryfied rock straight outta Nova Scotia, the group¹s sound is both timeless and, to a certain degree, timely as well. With the success of Sarah Harmer, Ron Sexsmith and the aforementioned Roberts, acoustic guitars, warm vocals and strong south-inflected melodies still hold a high place on the Canadian charts.

There are many solid, driving-down-the-dusty-road-in-an-old-convertible tracks on this disc; producer Don Smith (Tom Petty, U2, Bob Dylan) knows how to give the band an open field and the space to cruise through it. The track "What Are We Gonna Do Come the Month of September" is a perfect example with its wonderfully expansive Hammond organ-infused groove. The seven-minute-plus track, peaking with a two minute, perfectly languid exit, allows the players their chance to express a mood, and the audience their chance to feel it, without being rushed by the confines of pop's three-minute radio rule. Toronto's Now Magazine recently named Mays "Canada's most promising roots rock tunesmith," admittedly, the amazingly-talented Kathleen Edwards is also very deserving of that title, but as symmetry would have it, she joins Mays as co-vocalist on "The Plan", adding extra oomph to a track that deserves to be an outside-the-box radio hit this summertime. <I>--Denise Sheppard</I>

Album Description

The second full-length from Canadian singer-songwriter Matt Mays and his band El Torpedo. Winner of Galaxie's Rising Star Award at NXNE 2003, twenty-four-year-old singer-songwriter, guitarist and avid surfer Matt Mays steps into the limelight again with his band El Torpedo. 2005.

Album Details

The Sophomore Album from the Winner of Galaxie's Rising Star Award at the Nxne 2003 Confab. The 24-year-old Singer-songwriter, Guitarist, Former Member of the Guthries and Avid Surfer Has Built a Large Following in his Native Nova Scotia, Across Canada and Great Britain. Mays Pieced Together his Four Piece Charismatic Alt Country-rock Backing Band, El Torpedo, with Jarrett Murphy on Guitar, Brad Conrad on Organ and Pedal Steel, Tim Baker on Drums and Andy Patil on Bass. "matt Mays and El Torpedo Combine Solid Playing with Dense Narratives and Matt's Sad/Bad Boy Singing Style. "he Conjures Up a Young Tom Petty", Writes Exclaim.

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Best of the 21st century.......2006-06-06

This to me is the best band of the 21st century. They have managed to have a true rock n roll sound without a hint of cliche just hard hitting music by a very talented band. They have also brought back the rock side of country rock that has been mostly missing for over 20 years. If you like classic rock pick this one up now this is real the darkness and jet just copys and MM&ET are also probally the most orginal thing around.

2 out of 5 stars Thank g0d for Cancon regulations..........2006-03-18

Matt Mayes and El Torpedo is probably the most overrated band on the Canadian music scene right now. I know so many people who are such huge fans of this band, and I can't figure out why anybody would want to listen to these guys because their music is so dull. Matt Mayes and El Torpedo is a band that you can just take their record and throw it in the garbage.

There is only one reason why this band is popular and that's because of the Canadian content regulations the government imposed on the Canadian media back in the '70s. Matt Mays is one of those artists who gets played to death on Canadian radio, not for his talent, but to help the radio station meet its "35% Canadian content" requirements. Matt, all I can say to you is be thankful you come from a country where local music is mandatory, otherwise your career in music would have gone nowhere.

5 out of 5 stars Outstanding.......2005-07-06

The cover of this new effort by Halifax's next big thing is very fitting. A sexy blonde behind the wheel of a hotrod out in the open spaces. It is a classic rock album through and through most comparable to early Tom Petty. Don't be fooled however, it does have a very modern sound to it and is not cliche filled. The songs have a good dose of sex, drugs and the whole rock n roll lifestyle but they are also full of quite mature themes as well. Mr Mays is infectious with both his words and his strong vocal style.

I am not a big fan of classic rock but this album will get regular airplay in both my home and car. For a fan of the genre this is a no brainer and much better than some of the other recent youngsters playing this style(Drive By Truckers to name one). Unfortunately, here in the USA anyway, this record will likely fall on deaf ears as nothing this authentic will ever get any airplay. There are hundreds of classic rock stations but they would rather spin a thirty year old record than give someone new a chance.

Give it a chance and you won't be disappointed!

4 out of 5 stars See them live........2005-06-24

A very strong follow-up album. The first track is still my favourite but there are gems throughout the disc.

However, the real treat is seeing the band live. They tore the roof off of Lee's palace in June and are a must-see.

Yet another great band from Halifax-Dartmouth.

5 out of 5 stars Definately a band to watch!.......2005-06-01

First time I saw Matt Mays and El Torpedo was over a year ago at the Horseshoe Tavern in Toronto. They're not really my style of music, but when they played a show recently with songs from this album, I was hooked. They've gotten so much attention and rave reviews recently and they totally deserve every bit of it! From start to finish this is one of the best CD's I've ever heard, definitely my favourite Canadian band right now. If you can, try and see these guys live. And they are also really nice in person.
First single Cocaine Cowgirl is amazing, and other great tracks are St. George's Lane, What Are We Gonna Do Come the Month of September, and On The Hood.

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