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Matt Stalker is a County Durham-based indie/folk
singer-songwriter, with a love of the Great English Language, an eye for the
minutiae of things, and a penchant for juxtaposing the tongue-in-cheek with the
geeky and the sentimental; lyrical themes range from unspoken intimacy through
to the misuse of punctuation. Matt plays fingerstyle acoustic guitar (mostly),
frequently in resonant altered tunings (and therefore retunes a lot...) with a
style harking of Fionn Regan and Kings of Convenience; on a good day he draws
vocal comparisons to Jeff Buckley. He also 'plays' harmonica (in the way Alanis
Morrissette 'plays' it), and on recordings he'll play a bit of banjo, piano,
glockenspiel, omnichord, and whatever else is lying around.
Fables is a changing collective of musicians whose
varied instruments (including double bass, cello, omnichord, flute, cajon and
vocals) add a richness to Matt's songs, lifting them high above the average
bedroom troubadour output. Their friendship is a key ingredient in the Fables
sound.
For a sneeky preview of the Fables debut E.P 'Press your ear to my chest listen' (which is available to buy on cd format from the link below) more info or just to have a chat with the band, dodge over to Matt Stalker & Fables myspace 
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