Matthew Foster-moore Ready To Make 'headlines'

New York, NY (Top40 Charts/ EVANWORKS) - New York's Matthew Foster Moore has just finished his full-length debut. Produced by Jefferson Thomas and slated for a September release, "Headlines" is a thoroughly compelling amalgam of acoustic roots music with dashes of indie pop and funk thrown in.

Foster-Moore is a modern singer/songwriter who has the balls to be edgy and funky (check out the rapid-fire rap delivery of 'You Look Good To Me' and 'Take It Or Leave It') and the fearlessness to dial things back to traditional troubadour sensitivity, as in 'Wakeup Call' and 'Nolita'. 'Gypsy Girl' chronicles the exploits of his globetrotting little sister over a backdrop of indigenous instruments as she passes through each distant land.

Perhaps most refreshing is the deft avoidance of the 'here's a song...okay, now here's another song' delivery of so many performing songwriters. "Headlines" weaves its way through recurring themes of self-doubt and small-town humility, seamlessly juxtaposed with playful tales of dude-on-the-prowl lust and bravado. Foster-Moore wraps it all up neatly by closing out with the two final tracks tinged with bagpipes, a gentle nod to his Scottish origins.

The backbone of the twelve-song set is the combination of Foster-Moore's rhythmic finger-style acoustic guitar and his warm, casual baritone. According to producer Thomas, 'We tried a lot of different things, but every step of the way we were careful to make sure that if we pulled down all the faders except Matt's vocal and his guitar, the song was still there, with no loss in intensity or impact.'

Such an economical approach, in a world gone mad with pro-tools and auto-tune, serves the cause very well. Mandolins, resonator and baritone guitars, accordion, and a modest smattering of various other flavorings come and go during the course of "Headlines". But they all stay out of the way and let the songs be sung and the stories be told.