Matt Maeson

Born in Virginia Beach, United States, Matt Maeson fits into a vein that blends indie rock, folk rock and alternative pop, with dark, highly narrative songwriting carried by a rough voice and arrangements that move from acoustic tension to more electric choruses. Matt Maeson emerged in the mid-2010s on the American alternative scene, first with several singles and then with the EPs Who Killed Matt Maeson (2017) and The Hearse (2018). His debut album, Bank on the Funeral (2019), develops this approach in an intimate and direct register, between folk confession and contemporary rock production. In 2022, Matt Maeson released Never Had to Leave, a record broader in its textures but faithful to that mix of pop melodies, guitars and emotional tension. Among the collaborations linked to his career, "Hallucinogenics" also circulated in a version with Chelsea Cutler, further situating Matt Maeson within the American alternative pop landscape.