Interview - Mattiel
Having spent over half a decade winning audiences over with her unique and powerful vocal style, the release of single ‘Jeff Goldblum’ late last year found fans of Mattiel checking their phones to ensure it was still the band they loved. The Atlantan’s fearless vocal acrobatics were nowhere to be heard, instead a smoother, subtler (but no less engaging) delivery filled their ears. Few could deny that the comparatively restrained style was required to suit a more sedate song.
"When Jonah sent me the ‘Jeff Goldblum’ structure, in my head I couldn't really see it any other way," Mattiel Brown explains to Gigwise. "I wanted to use those sharp syllables and the two-part harmony. That was immediate. I didn't even think about using my ‘normal’ voice, however you describe that. My full voice, I guess.
"Since then, we've played it for Stephen Colbert on his show. In that live version, I use my full voice and I think it sounds really cool both ways." And what of the subject matter? "That was just because I have a crush on Jeff Goldblum. That was really it! No deep philosophical meaning there really! It's really just about somebody who looks like Jeff Goldblum." Ask a silly question…