Matthew Jay

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Matthew Jay
Background information
Born	10 October 1978 Plymouth, England
Died	25 September 2003 Nottingham, England
Genre(s)	Indie rock Folk
Occupation(s)	Singer-songwriter
Years active	1999 – 2003
Label(s)	Food Records EMI
Website	Crooked Smile.com

Matthew Jay (1978 – 2003) was an English singer-songwriter.

Jay was signed to the EMI record label and released his debut album Draw in 2001. His album was critically acclaimed around the globe especially in Europe, Canada and the USA. He worked closely with his family in music, especially his brother Eddy, who assisted his younger brother to create his early demos. These were presented to record labels including EMI, who signed him in 1999.

Matthew extensively toured the UK, USA and Canada to promote his album Draw alongside musicians including Dido, Travis, The Divine Comedy and Starsailor. In 2002, Jay left EMI amicably, and began to write songs without a record deal. He died in September 2003 in a fall from the window of an apartment block in Nottingham.

1 Discography
2 External Links

[edit] Discography

[edit] Albums

Draw (April 2001 in UK on EMI).
Draw (re-released version in UK June 2001 on EMI)
Draw (USA edition August 2001 on EMI)
Too Soon (August 2004 memorial album of rarities and early songs)

[edit] CD EPs

Four Songs (Jan 2000 in UK)
Friendly Fire (May 2000 in UK)
Four Minute Rebellion EP (2000 in USA)

[edit] CD/Vinyl Singles

"Let Your Shoulder Fall" (March 2001 in UK)
"Please Don't Send Me Away" (June 2001 in UK)
"Call My Name Out" (Nov 2001 in UK)
"What Would Love Do Now" (Sept 2006, new previously unheard new song, digital download release only)