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Go Ahead, Celebrate

from Between Tonight & Tomorrow by Matt Joe Gow

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    Between Tonight & Tomorrow is the new record from Melbourne-based, New Zealand-born musician Matt Joe Gow. The follow-up to the award-winning Break, Rattle And Roll, it is sonically a departure from its predecessor with raw, unvarnished production, and because of that has an undeniable directness and vulnerability.

    “We had a clear intention to make a stripped back record, to capture the performances and sound as honestly as possible, and to abandon many standard conventional studio production techniques, which allowed for the most accurate picture of how we sound as a band, live.”

    From the prominent intro rattle of a guitar string on the southern swagger-bound ‘Shipwreck’ through to the heartfelt alt. country rocker ’Til My Whole Heart Bursts’ it is clear that the raw production serves as the most direct delivery of what is Joe Gow’s most personal and introspective album. Themes of reminiscence, perspective, death and rebirth are all weighty subjects that Joe Gow approaches with a realism and vulnerability that perhaps come with the comfort and support of a dedicated fanbase, one he has built from years of touring, now four albums deep into his career.

    Oh the child has made you
    Close to God, Lord, closing in
    Fear the tide that binds you
    Should the years all come undone

    The album’s title track offers insight into the isolation felt by many over recent years, and serves as the centrepiece to the record. On this reflective, mid-tempo track, the lyrics weave spaciously around a hypnotic acoustic pattern to resounding and haunting effect. The song eventually crescendos on the back of a soul-stirring lead guitar refrain, begging a repeat listen and perhaps providing some comfort in those late hours.

    Sometimes I hear the phone at night, if I don’t answer, maybe it was you…

    Whilst the Stones-esque jangle of ‘NYJJ’ or gospel qualities of popular ‘Sweet Collapse’ reminds us there is a versatility to his long-time backing band The Dead Leaves, and an innate ability to steer the song stylistically in whatever direction best suits it, whilst retaining an authentic coherence. It is that authenticity that has always been at the heart of Joe Gow’s albums, and one that resonates brilliantly on Between Tonight & Tomorrow.

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    High quality band T-shirt with MJG falcon logo designed by world-renowned artist Ken Taylor (Bob Dylan, The Rolling Stones, The National, Queens of The Stone Age, Jack White)

    Stylish, soft and comfortable, simply message size: 2XL, XL, L, M , S or XS (kids) when you order.

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    Silk-Screened 'Seven Years' album cover poster. Cover art by renown Melbourne artist Bronwyn Watson, printed on 42 x 45cm poster, heavy stock paper and signed by Matt Joe Gow, shipped in poster tube.

    Includes unlimited streaming of Break, Rattle And Roll via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.
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  • Between Tonight & Tomorrow (Limited Edition 12" Vinyl LP)
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    Between Tonight & Tomorrow is the new record from Melbourne-based, New Zealand-born musician Matt Joe Gow. The follow-up to the award-winning Break, Rattle And Roll, it is sonically a departure from its predecessor with raw, unvarnished production, and because of that has an undeniable directness and vulnerability.

    “We had a clear intention to make a stripped back record, to capture the performances and sound as honestly as possible, and to abandon many standard conventional studio production techniques, which allowed for the most accurate picture of how we sound as a band, live.”

    From the prominent intro rattle of a guitar string on the southern swagger-bound ‘Shipwreck’ through to the heartfelt alt. country rocker ’Til My Whole Heart Bursts’ it is clear that the raw production serves as the most direct delivery of what is Joe Gow’s most personal and introspective album. Themes of reminiscence, perspective, death and rebirth are all weighty subjects that Joe Gow approaches with a realism and vulnerability that perhaps come with the comfort and support of a dedicated fanbase, one he has built from years of touring, now four albums deep into his career.

    Oh the child has made you
    Close to God, Lord, closing in
    Fear the tide that binds you
    Should the years all come undone

    The album’s title track offers insight into the isolation felt by many over recent years, and serves as the centrepiece to the record. On this reflective, mid-tempo track, the lyrics weave spaciously around a hypnotic acoustic pattern to resounding and haunting effect. The song eventually crescendos on the back of a soul-stirring lead guitar refrain, begging a repeat listen and perhaps providing some comfort in those late hours.

    Sometimes I hear the phone at night, if I don’t answer, maybe it was you…

    Whilst the Stones-esque jangle of ‘NYJJ’ or gospel qualities of popular ‘Sweet Collapse’ reminds us there is a versatility to his long-time backing band The Dead Leaves, and an innate ability to steer the song stylistically in whatever direction best suits it, whilst retaining an authentic coherence. It is that authenticity that has always been at the heart of Joe Gow’s albums, and one that resonates brilliantly on Between Tonight & Tomorrow.

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    Includes unlimited streaming via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality downloads of The Woodshed Sessions, Closer To Tomorrow EP, Between Tonight & Tomorrow, Between Tonight & Tomorrow (Single), 'Til My Whole Heart Bursts, Sweet Collapse, Go Ahead, Celebrate, Too Far To Go, and 6 more. , and , .

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lyrics

Go Ahead, Celebrate

Little girl Lulu Cornes in the pouring rain
She never thought twice about love, the money or the pain
Won’t find a pretty smile like hers on no magazine
Roll the dice twice on love and she’ll do it all again
That’s twice I had to mend

Hey go ahead celebrate, celebrate like we used to
Hey go ahead celebrate, celebrate

Kept it to herself but Loretta dreams of the ocean
Like a jewel in a crown young girl shine like midday sun
So the scene was a beautiful thing on a moonstruck boat
And she wondered if the silence stretched on all the way back home
We’ve all got wounds to heal

Hey go ahead celebrate, celebrate like we used to
Hey go ahead celebrate, celebrate

I ain’t gonna tell you something more
We’ve all got wounds to heal

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from Between Tonight & Tomorrow, released March 10, 2023

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Matt Joe Gow Melbourne, Australia

Few artists wield so much charisma that they can sell you just about anything before you’ve realised what’s happened. Matt Joe Gow has the charisma to be one of those artists – but he isn’t.

Matt concentrates on the conviction. You don’t have to listen to more than ten seconds of Matt's award winning albums to appreciate that. Barroom Americana with confiding closeness.
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