Matt Costa

Artist

Matt Costa

surf rock
United States
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From his early days of self releasing EPs to recording with Belle & Sebastian and writing film scores, Matt Costa has forged his own unique path through the world of indie-folk. His experiments in lo-fi, experimental sounds and cinematic storytelling both feel very rooted in his Southern California upbringing, culminating in his epic, conceptual 2018 Dangerbird debut, Santa Rosa Fangs. His follow-up album for Dangerbird is Yellow Coat, a masterpiece of heartbreak from a preternatural tunesmith, its raw emotion channeled into gently swinging, hooky love songs, most of them awash in strings and mellotron and harmonies and groove. From the insinuating acoustic riffs and lo-fi beats of “Avenal” and the snappy fatalism of “Slow” to the almost church-like fragility of “Last Love Song,” Yellow Coat is equal parts lost ‘60s AM radio hits, folk-pop beauty and dark night of the soul music.

Monthly Listeners

103,428

Followers

87,792

Total Streams

103.2 million

Top Cities

Australia Sydney
1,491 listeners
Australia Melbourne
1,025 listeners
Australia Brisbane
1,150 listeners
United States Los Angeles
1,104 listeners
Brazil São Paulo
1,283 listeners

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Popular Tracks

181 tracks
1
Sunshine

Sunshine

Jan 1, 2006

20.1 million

streams

2
Mr. Pitiful

Mr. Pitiful

Jan 22, 2008

13.8 million

streams

3
Lullaby

Lullaby

Jan 1, 2006

13.3 million

streams

4
Astair

Astair

Jan 1, 2006

6.3 million

streams

5
Behind the Moon

Behind the Moon

Jan 1, 2006

4.7 million

streams

6
Cold December

Cold December

Jan 1, 2006

4.5 million

streams

7
Let It Be Sung

Let It Be Sung

Jan 1, 2006

3.3 million

streams

8
Smeared Pointillist Painting

Smeared Pointillist Painting

Feb 23, 2015

3.1 million

streams

9
Call My Name

Call My Name

Nov 11, 2016

2.8 million

streams

10
Pacific Grove - Alternate Version

Pacific Grove - Alternate Version

Oct 5, 2018

1.9 million

streams

Releases

33 releases
Explorations of Sight and Sound, Vol. 3

Explorations of Sight and Sound, Vol. 3

2025

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Colored Glass
Explorations of Sight and Sound, Vol. 2

Explorations of Sight and Sound, Vol. 2

2025

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Colored Glass
Explorations of Sight and Sound, Vol. 1

Explorations of Sight and Sound, Vol. 1

2024

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Colored Glass
Edge Of The World

Edge Of The World

2024

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Iris And The Shade
Zero x Matt Costa

Zero x Matt Costa

2024

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Colored Glass
The Golden Ghost

The Golden Ghost

2023

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Colored Glass
Katabatic Flight

Katabatic Flight

2023

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Colored Glass
Donde Los Terremotos: Songs from and Inspired by the Film

Donde Los Terremotos: Songs from and Inspired by the Film

2022

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Dangerbird Records
Yellow Coat (Deluxe)

Yellow Coat (Deluxe)

2021

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Dangerbird Records
Savannah (Live Deluxe)

Savannah (Live Deluxe)

2021

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Dangerbird Records