With Deer Du Bois‘ new playlist, bold and strong we stand in music.

Weird up your life with the experimental pop music of Lily and Horn Horse on ‘Next To Me’.

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Power ballad ‘Mattress’ by Leland will get your prepped and with the invigorating alt-pop of Nocturnal Tapes you’ll be ready to ‘Wake Up’.

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‘Do You Really?’ A more laid-back stimulation by new synth popstar Licks from New Zealand.

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Divine intervention and the heavens tear open with the angelic falsetto voice of Matt Woods on his majestic song ‘Nervous’. And with Akurei ft. Nico Ghost on ‘Floating‘, perfect symbioses of inner emotions and fearless attitude are beautifully combined!

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On ‘No Control’ we stand up with Deer Du Bois and we rebel against not been able to express ourselves and our love. Kisos shows the way to break free!

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If you want to drink a bit more until you get tipsy, you should check him on Facebook and Soundcloud, and follow his regular posts on our site.

Subscribe to Deer Du Bois refreshing playlist on Spotify now!

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The EP opens with a self-titled track that gets the emotions flowing. Matt Woods sings about a personal experience, and the lessons that came from it. In a recent interview, he stated: “The song is about accepting that some people will always have a hold over you no matter how much you’d like them not to.” It is a beautifully performed track, all the way from the vocals to the beat. He sings that “sentiment burns the soul, it stains us at the core”. Woods continues to express a similar feeling throughout: that sometimes there isn’t a way to ever fully get over someone, but instead you just have to get up and move on.

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With “Ain’t No Use EP”, Matt Woods delivers a pleasurable and solid debut, with great vocals and depth to the composition.

The drum and synth choices are of a consistent high quality throughout the release. There’s a varied sound across the four tracks while still maintaining continuity, letting you know it’s all one related piece of content. There’s a variety of tempo and depth to the composition. This came as a bit of a surprise for a four track release, as these shorter releases tend to be either lyric-focused or instrument-heavy tech demos. Matt Woods manages a very complete sound on every track, making me long for more.

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The last song of the “Ain’t No Use EP”, “If You Forget Me”, brings the story to a solemn close. He sings, “If you forget me, you should know that I forgot you long ago.” It doesn’t come off as aggressive or spiteful, merely a simply-stated fact, a tired statement at the end of a long journey. It’s a beautiful ending to an all-around well-done project.

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Matt Woods has started something that I hope other artists will pick up and continue. “If You Forget Me” attempts to tell an unexplainable story, and does a damn good job. This artist has enough soul to take on a dozen church choirs and win – and he’s just getting started.

The London-via-Cornwall singer-songwriter safely prepares the release of his upcoming sophomore EP, by releasing this new single. About the electronic future-soul track “Nothing Less”, Matt Woods explains:

[su_quote]This is probably both the saddest and most upbeat song I have put out so far” declares Woods, continuing “I love the idea of people getting some joy out of what is really a heartbreaking sentiment[/su_quote]

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Connect with Matt Woods on his official website, Facebook, Twitter, and Soundcloud.

BONUS: Listen to Matt Woods‘ “Ain’t No Use”

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