If the name rings a bell, perhaps you caught Matt Belmont and band at SXSW 2019. At our Day Party, when Newcastle United supporter Sam Fender phoned in sick for his 4pm appearance, Sunderland man Matt, drinking with 101X folks in the green room at Buffalo Billiards, piped up “I’ll play.” Damn solid of him, especially as he’d already played to open the day. So back onstage he went for a stripped-down unplugged set. Legend.
Today’s featured song was performed in both those 2019 sets. While “Hollow” isn’t entirely new, it has received a new treatment, now that Belle Mt is signed in the States to Warner Records. Today, we featured the new take: