MATTHEWS SOUTHERN COMFORT have merged into one unit

MATTHEWS SOUTHERN COMFORT sind zu einer Einheit verschmolzen

Almost half a century passed between the departure and return of the eponym until Matthews Southern Comfort released their penultimate album "Like A Radio". Now it took only two years until the successor "The New Mine" was released. During the telephone interview, mastermind Iain Matthews snorts audibly several times before giving an answer. It seems that he himself is uncomfortable about why he brought the band named after him back to life in 2017. He left the band at the end of 1970 by simply stomping off the stage during a concert. "But Matthews Southern Comfort really seems to be a constant today," laughs the 73-year-old Brit with a hoarse voice. "The four of us in the band work together intensively, almost daily. And have fun with the story!"

eclipsed: 48 years break between two albums, now only two - does this prove your new interest in the legend Matthews Southern Comfort?

Iain Matthews: Actually I've been concentrating almost exclusively on the band lately. For decades I focused on solo activities. This has bored me more and more. So I wanted to get out of the act ...

eclipsed: If the music of your group is called a mix of Brit-folk and Americana, can you live with it?

Matthews: Not really! But well, I lived in the USA for 27 years after leaving home. I guess there were some musical influences there. I've been living in Holland for almost two decades now. That has also influenced me artistically. I think that I am old enough now to have found my own style

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