Mattiel
Atlanta-based duo Mattiel -- Mattiel Brown and Jonah Swilley -- craft sunbaked rock & roll with a retro vibe that harks back to 1960s garage rock and a blues-rock edge similar to early White Stripes. That spirit was helped along on Mattiel's 2017 eponymous debut, which was recorded live in the studio with a band backing Brown and presented as a solo project. A more sophisticated indie rock sound that incorporated touches of local Americana, pop, and even hip-hop influences emerged on Mattiel's more collaborative third album, 2022's Georgia Gothic, though it remained anchored in visceral blues-rock.
Mattiel Brown spent much of her early life on a farm in Georgia, where she would learn how to play guitar and ride horses, among other daily tasks that come with farm life. Eventually, she moved to Atlanta, where she got a job working as a web designer and illustrator. Soon after, Brown met Randy Michael and Jonah Swilley and bonded with them over their taste in music. She sent them some demos; they were impressed by her voice and asked her to perform live with their band Black Linen. Both multi-instrumentalists, Michael and Swilley were also the co-owners of a songwriting and production team named InCrowd, and when Brown put forward the idea of fronting her own musical act, they were keen to help. By 2017, their rough concepts had turned into fully fledged songs, leading to nine months of recording with a full in-house band. InCrowd also had connections with Burger Records, which, upon hearing Brown's music, signed her for her first album, Mattiel. It was released as a solo project in late 2017. Heavenly Recording struck a deal to issue the record in the U.K. and Europe, where it arrived in mid-2018.
Mattiel toured in support of the release, including a handful of dates opening for Portugal. The Man and appearances at several major European festivals. In August 2018, Brown returned to the studio with Michael and Swilley to record a set of fresh songs. The result was the six-track EP Customer Copy, released by Burger Records in December 2018. Mattiel moved to ATO Records the following year, and Brown, Michael, and Swilley reassembled again for the full-length Satis Factory, which appeared on ATO that June.
Eschewing their usual division of labor and location, Swilley and Brown worked collaboratively in the same room throughout the process of writing and recording Mattiel's next album. Paying tribute to the influence of their state's varied music scene, Georgia Gothic arrived on ATO in March 2022, sporting a photo of both musicians on the cover. It was produced by Swilley, who then passed it along to Grammy winner John Congleton for mixing.
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Discography
17 album(s) • Sorted by Bestseller
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Mattiel
Alternative & Indie - Released by Heavenly Recordings on 22 Jun 2023
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Satis Factory
Alternative & Indie - Released by Heavenly Recordings on 14 Jun 2019
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Georgia Gothic
Alternative & Indie - Released by Heavenly Recordings on 18 Mar 2022
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Those Words
Alternative & Indie - Released by Heavenly Recordings on 28 Apr 2021
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Satis Factory
Alternative & Indie - Released by ATO Records on 14 Jun 2019
Qobuzissime16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Double Cover
Alternative & Indie - Released by Heavenly Recordings on 19 Jun 2020
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Customer Copy
Alternative & Indie - Released by Berger Records on 14 Dec 2018
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Georgia Gothic Dubs (Raf Rundell's Salty Man Dub)
Alternative & Indie - Released by Heavenly Recordings on 5 May 2022
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Jeff Goldblum
Alternative & Indie - Released by Heavenly Recordings on 16 Nov 2021
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Lighthouse
Alternative & Indie - Released by Heavenly Recordings on 25 Jan 2022
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Bye Bye (Acoustic)
Alternative & Indie - Released by Heavenly Recordings on 21 May 2018
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Blood in the Yolk
Alternative & Indie - Released by Heavenly Recordings on 22 Feb 2022
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Boomerang (Alt Version)
Alternative & Indie - Released by Heavenly Recordings on 16 May 2022
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Merry Christmas (I Don't Want to Fight Tonight)
Alternative & Indie - Released by Heavenly Recordings on 20 Dec 2019
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Cultural Criminal
Alternative & Indie - Released by Heavenly Recordings on 15 Mar 2022
24-Bit 44.1 kHz - Stereo