 Matt Schickele writes and plays songs
that tightrope between heartache, pop melody, and the soft suprise of contemplation.
"Original and engaging...both intimate and theatrical, sustaining a melodic flow even
when he's orchestrating a disjointed accompaniment." --WIRE MagazineMatt Schickele is a
musician from Brooklyn, New York. He is currently writing a new album, which will be
recorded soon. Previous releases include April/November (Muss My Hair Records) and Cities
Filled With Lights (Feldspar Records). He is a proud member of the M Shanghai String Band
(Red Parlor Records). He was also in the band Beekeeper (Southern Records). He has toured
the U.S. and Canada extensively as a solo artist, with Beekeeper, and as a guest guitarist
for Babe the blue OX (RCA Records).
"Original and engaging...both intimate and theatrical,
sustaining a melodic flow even when he's orchestrating a disjointed
accompaniment." -Wire 1/02
"An artist at the top of his game...confident, bold and always engaging."
-splendidezine.com
"This isn't typical singer/songwriter fare....It's never overdone...Schickele's
approach is distinctly different, drawing from weird parallel universes of sound while
still keeping one foot planted on Earth. It's a balancing act that's hard to fully
comprehend, and even harder to ignore." -pitchforkmedia.com
"Cities Filled With Lights is an album filled with beautifully idiosyncratic,
creatively arranged songs." -ink19.com
"Somewhere between David Grubbs (without the hermetic) and Mark Eitzel (without the
self-pity)." -FAKE magazine
"Brimming with wistful harmonies, a dissonant New York City downtown-like edge and
insightful musings, Schickele and his musical associates create a web of poignant and at
times, psychedelic soundscapes...." -allaboutjazz.com
"If Tori Amos were reincarnated as a man in the next life, she might end up sounding
something like Matt Schickele." -All Music Guide |
