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Matthew Ryan Thomas

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Matthew Ryan Thomas’s knack for kitsch indie pop and poignant songwriting creates an inviting world where the sarcastic and the earnest coexist in harmony: both merely vehicles for sharp-witted storytelling. Growing up in a small Irish village, Matthew’s experience of queerness and the threat of divinity’s hatred are focal points of his art, communicated through the lens of a 24-year-old reconciling himself to London’s city lights.
Inspired by the lyricism of <a href="spotify:artist:4MXUO7sVCaFgFjoTI5ox5c" data-name="Sufjan Stevens">Sufjan Stevens</a> and the pop sensibility of artists like <a href="spotify:artist:6xdRb2GypJ7DqnWAI2mHGn" data-name="MUNA">MUNA</a> and <a href="spotify:artist:3mIj9lX2MWuHmhNCA7LSCW" data-name="The 1975">The 1975</a> , fans of emotive indie pop will resonate with what Matthew Ryan Thomas has to say. Based in South East London, Matthew is surrounded by a community of fellow grassroots pop lovers.
Over the next year, Matthew will be releasing new songs that speak of his experience and will be gigging around small venues in London, bringing his kitschy Irish indie pop to life.

“A slice of undiscovered pop perfection”- BBC Introducing on Radio Ulster

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