Apr 19, 2025
Matt Anderson is one of CKUA's favourite
artists. On the air and certainly with the audience.
Matt is releasing his 11th solo studio
album The Hammer and The Rose April
25th.
I was delighted with all of that information until I got
to"the date" April 25.
As you may know, that's the first Friday for the
CKUA Spring fundraiser.
I asked Matt's team if I could move the Stew interview
to this Saturday - and they
approved!!
So, we get the story of the album and we are the first
play of several tracks, anywhere.
This album, about the relationship between the head and the
heart, presents a different Matt.
A slightly quieter Matt, so you can hear the texture and
grain of his voice.
Great songs too.
Co-writing the title track with Steve
Dawson
Co-writing with Tom and Thompson Wilson, Terra
Lightfoot and Jesse O'Brien.
Co-writing The Cobbler with producer/drummer Jason Van
Tassel - as a tribute to, and in memory of,
their Fathers.
Includes a fine cover of JJ Cale's Magnolia.
With Afie Jurvanen on guitar
and vocals.