Kalle Mattson‘s Someday, the Moon Will Be Gold was a record of triumph, of building big orchestral swells and bountiful arrangements out of devastation and his new EP finds him hunkering down, as the title suggests, in the face of the same emotional Avalanche. Like another great Canadian songwriter, Mattson uses natural disaster an organizing principle for personal turmoil, a way of understanding life’s occasional chaos and devastation.
Mattson’s reedy vocalizations and glittering instrumentation recalls a wide spectrum of emotive rock weirdos, from Broken Social Scene to Bruce Springsteen and back again, making this six track EP a brisk listen despite the heavy lyrical content contained herein. Listen here in advance of its August 21 release on HOME Music Co.
Kalle Mattson tour dates:
August 27 – Fredericton, NB @ The Capitol Complex
August 28 – Halifax, NS @ The Carleton
August 29 – Moncton, NB @ Tide and Boar Ballroom
August 30 – Charlottetown, PE @ Fishbones Bar
September 22 – Boston, MA @ Café 939
September 23 – Danbury, CT @ Heirloom Arts Theatre
September 24 – New York, NY @ Rockwood Music Hall
September 28 – Chicago, IL @ Beat Kitchen—Downstairs
October 1 – Winnipeg, MB @ The Handsome Daughter
October 2 – Regina, SK @ O’Hanlon’s Pub
October 4 – Revelstoke, BC @ The Last Drop
October 5 – Vancouver, BC @ Guilty & Company
October 6 – Victoria, BC @ Copper Owl
October 8 – Calgary, AB @ The Gateway at SAIT
October 9 – Edmonton, AB @ Up + Downtown Music + Arts Festival
October 10 – Saskatoon, SK @ The Capitol Music Club
October 15 – Sault Ste. Marie, ON @ Lop Lops
October 16 – Sault Ste. Marie, ON @ Lop Lops
October 17 – North Bay, ON @ Raven and Republic
