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Joel Plaskett and Sloan singer-bassist Chris Murphy bring songs of late Halifax musician Matthew Grimson back to life
Speaking about the late Nova Scotia songwriter Matthew Grimson on an hour-long Zoom call, Joel Plaskett and Sloan singer-bassist Chris Murphy smile sometimes and come close to tears at others. Mostly they are in awe of the obscure man’s peculiar gifts. “Matthew’s singing was peculiar, his delivery was strange,” says Plaskett, a Juno-winning melodic rocker....
The Chronicle Herald: Music played for keeps: Grimson’s songs preserved by fans Murphy, Plaskett
By Stephen Cooke When he died in 2018 at the age of 50, Nova Scotia musician Matthew Grimson left behind an impressive body of work that practically no one ever heard outside of his home town. Apart from the 10 songs on his lone CD A Life Played for Keeps from 2001 and the 2010...
Exclaim! Magazine: Joel Plaskett and Sloan Honour Late Halifax Songwriter Matthew Grimson with New Release
Matthew Grimson was a beloved singer-songwriter in the Halifax music scene who sadly passed away on June 19, 2018. Once called “Canada’s most unique songwriter” by friend Joel Plaskett, Grimson released one album, 2002’s A Life Played for Keeps, as well as a single for Plaskett’s New Scotland Records in 2010, but he never tasted success the way his friends did. Grimson...