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Matt Kik

@mattkik.bsky.social

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Rhythm and lead guitarist, playing in both Storm of Crows and my own solo project. Planetarium presenter for Wonderdome in the UK, space nut, father of daughters, and I shall have a Yorkie; in this life or the next. https://linktr.ee/MattKik

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Matt Kik @mattkik.bsky.social · Aug 15

EPONYMOUS IS OUT!

After three years of work, and two months of lackluster promotion, the album is finally here!

This link will take you everywhere you need: whether you want to buy it, stream it, find my other socials, or read the write ups. Enjoy!

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View MattKik’s Linktree to discover and stream music from top platforms like YouTube, Apple Music here. Your next favorite track is just a click away!

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Matt Kik @mattkik.bsky.social · 1d

Thanks Mark!

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Matt Kik @mattkik.bsky.social · 1d

I did indeed say that. Sage advice from my Dad many years ago.

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Read @newartistspotlight.bsky.social #10Questions where you can discover who said "Try not to use the word 'just' when you're writing lyrics if you need to pad out a line to make up the syllables. It's lazy and repetitive." #GoodAdvice www.newartistspotlight.org/post/10-ques... @mattkik.bsky.social

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Matt Kik @mattkik.bsky.social · 3d

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Matt Kik @mattkik.bsky.social · 3d

Thanks Betty. Jimmy told me the other day it was his favourite from the album too!

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Matt Kik @mattkik.bsky.social · 3d

I'm a couple of days late posting this (I'm sure no-one noticed!), but here is the next blog post on my wesbite. This one is about the third song I wrote for my Eponymous album, Smarter Than This. The first slower acoustic song. See how I cheated!

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Creating Smarter Than This

Date Conceived: 9th April 2023 Some of the songs on the album have a certain "thing" about them that stands out to me, usually something I was trying to do. For this song it was trying to have a repea...

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Matt Kik @mattkik.bsky.social · 4d

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Matt Kik @mattkik.bsky.social · 4d

I'm really getting into using AI. It's an amazingly useful tool that absolutely isn't terrifying, or a creative drain. I'm going to use it to write my next album, perform my next album, and create the art for my next album. Hell, I'll even get it to stream my next album! Yay for AI!

Matt Kik @mattkik.bsky.social · 5d

Ooh yay, thanks!

Matt Kik @mattkik.bsky.social · 5d

Possibly the deepest lyrics I ever wrote...🤔

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Matt Kik @mattkik.bsky.social · 9d

It's THE genre.

Matt Kik @mattkik.bsky.social · 11d

Okay, it might have been a while since I played this guitar. It was...out of tune! 😱 Must be the temperature shift as this guitar NEVER goes out of tune. It's just one of the many wonderful things I love about it. Oh well, back in tune now and sounding as lovely as ever.

An old Fylde Falstaff acoustic guitar with an equally old leather strap which has a floral motif on it.

Matt Kik @mattkik.bsky.social · 12d

Owww, my fingers! As usual I've written a bassline I couldn't play so had to learn it and now my fingertips are almost worn off.

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Matt Kik @mattkik.bsky.social · 13d

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Matt Kik @mattkik.bsky.social · 13d

Was it a nice sturdy cup, at least? 😬

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Matt Kik @mattkik.bsky.social · 16d

Yeah, same here. We've named it (Amy) apparently.

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Matt Kik @mattkik.bsky.social · 16d

It's quite weekendy here, but also very windy.

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Matt Kik @mattkik.bsky.social · 17d

It's #BandcampFriday but I'm in for a long day at work so I'll post about my purchases later when I get a chance to actually purchase them. In the meantime, here's what I'm hawking, if you're at all inclined...

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Matt Kik @mattkik.bsky.social · 21d

This Friday is #BandcampFriday and I have a problem. I'm running out of shelf space because no-one has bought all these CDs yet, both by myself and my band @StormCrowsBand.

If you're a fan of rock, keep reading! If you aren't a fan of rock, it might be time to seek help...🤔

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Untidy Radio @untidyradio.bsky.social · Sep 9

Submit your lovely music to:

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Please tag your MP3s - it helps the playlist goblins sort your music.

All music accepted. All Genre. All Styles.

No gatekeeping. You will be played.

#musicsky #diy #independent #bandcamp #ampwall

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John Reed Music 🎼 and Radio 📻 @johnreed.bandcamp.com · 20d

The Compendium airs at 8pm (UK) on Wednesday 1st October, and brings you an eclectic mix of progressive folk music from all over the place.

Join me.

www.folkfridayradio.com

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Matt Kik @mattkik.bsky.social · 21d

Matt Kik - Eponymous

I'm more of a rocker at heart so this album is twelve tracks, all written and recorded by me, and the cast majority of them are guitar-laden rockers! Still, there are two or three gentler acoustic tracks. And it comes with freebies!

mattkik.bandcamp.com/album/Eponym...

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Matt Kik @mattkik.bsky.social · 21d

Storm of Crows - Twenty-Five Years

We each wrote four tracks, so it's a varied album. Some up-tempo raucus rockers with blistering guitars and vocals, and some much more gentle and thoughful tracks.

stormofcrows.bandcamp.com/album/Twenty...

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Matt Kik @mattkik.bsky.social · 21d

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Matt Kik @mattkik.bsky.social · 22d

Complete with photos of the handwritten lyrics from twenty-four years ago and a video where you can hear the evolution of the song over all those years, check out my latest blog post about the creation of my song The Future Alone.

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Creating The Future Alone

This song goes back a long time and until very recently, I thought it was the oldest "good" song I'd written (I wrote plenty of others, they just sucked). There are actually two songs older than this ...

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Matt Kik @mattkik.bsky.social · 22d

I'm listening to "Alone While Coasting" by...ME! Playing at 12:09 UK time, 7:09 ET today. #Rock

If you could slide over and give it a lovely five star rating that'd be swell (I'm bringing it back!)

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Alone While Coasting - Matt Kik

By Matt Kik

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Matt Kik @mattkik.bsky.social · 23d

Do you want to hear my two cents? Well...now you can! I have officially made $0.02 from streaming thanks to Apple, who apparently pay an average of a penny per stream (can that be right!?)

Well, if you want to help me earn more, here's my album on Apple: music.apple.com/us/album/epo...

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