Depending on whom you ask, Matthew Dear (born in Kingsville, Texas, USA) is… Read Full Bio ↴Depending on whom you ask, Matthew Dear (born in Kingsville, Texas, USA) is a DJ, a dance-music producer, an experimental pop artist, a bandleader. He co-founded both Ghostly International and its dancefloor offshoot, Spectral Sound. He’s had remixes commissioned by The xx, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Spoon, Hot Chip, The Postal Service and The Chemical Brothers; he’s made mixes for the Fabric mix series and Get Physical’s Body Language. He maintains four aliases (Audion, False, Jabberjaw, and Matthew Dear), each with its own style and distinct visual identity. He straddles multiple musical worlds and belongs to none — and he’s just hitting his stride.

Dear’s first single was 1999’s "Hands Up For Detroit" (co-produced by ghettotech pioneer Disco D, who performed under the name Daisha). Successive singles, such as "Stealing Moves" and the chart-topping "Mouth to Mouth" (as Audion) were issued on Spectral Sound, Ghostly’s offshoot that focuses on dancefloor music.

Matthew Dear’s 2003 full-length Ghostly debut, "Leave Luck to Heaven", is a suite of sparse, wickedly funky house laced with Dear’s deep, distinctive vocals, and includes the much-loved single “Dog Days” (voted one of Pitchfork’s Top 100 Songs of the decade). The record was met with rapturous acclaim from both the dance-music establishment and the critical press, including a four-star review in Rolling Stone. Dear’s 2007 follow-up, "Asa Breed", is a considerable departure from Heaven’s dancefloor excursions, incorporating the polyrhythms of afrobeat, the irreverent pop sensibilities of Brian Eno, and the austere beauty of krautrock. More four-stars reviews followed (Q and Mojo magazines), and Dear subsequently began touring with a live three-piece band, Matthew Dear’s Big Hands, in which he acted as frontman, commanding the stage with a Bryan Ferry-like swagger and a gentleman’s grace.

Today, Matthew Dear finds himself in a unique position. His highly anticipated fourth album, 2010’s Black City, is the culmination of years of hard work and experimentation, a darkly playful sound-world that envelops the listener like the arms of a malevolent lover. After over a decade of exploring pop’s outer limits, Matthew Dear now inhabits a rarefied corner of the musical universe: no longer tethered to any one genre, respected by his peers, and blessed with a bottomless well of creative energy. Now is Matthew Dear’s moment, and it sounds like nothing else.

Days That Got Away
Matthew Dear Lyrics

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We have lyrics for these tracks by Matthew Dear:

07 will gravity win tonight (No work to be done) [Repeat 2X] (Skades upon skades of lig…
Ahead of Myself Grown up a mess But wait, I'm getting ahead of myself Ther…
Bad Ones I haven't stolen things in years Hate flowers but I'm gonna…
But for You Little girl on corner sucking her thumb. Modern woman conte…

Death to Feelers An emotion overlooked I had calluses on my hands I've been…
Deserter What was that? You sound deserted Lost and alone The world a…
Do the Right Thing My heart, it weighs about a ton in snakes I feel…
Dog Days tell them how the story to your body so it…
Don and Sherri I've been sending you signals But my signals have never been…
Earthforms It's alright to be someone else sometimes Actions to feed on…
Elementary Lover Where would we be without each other? Two un-embraced and l…
Fighting Is Futile Take a trip on something else I feel exodus, when…
Fleece on Brain No friend of mine No friend of mine is asking for…
Gem All of these days into one. Awaken to the silence of…
Get the Rhyme Right Light God in my disco Horse, man stuck in the mud I…
Give Me More Your actions are now clear I must shut you down I will…
Good to Be Alive Doomp , doomp, doomp, cha Doomp , doomp, doomp, cha Doomp ,…
Grut Wall If I can close myself just fine You'll take me in, I'll…
Headcage I don't, I don't, I don't, I don't, I don't…
Her Fantasy It’s just one in a million hearts that feel the…
Honey I hold My fate In my hands In my hands And I won't Set …
I Can't Feel Days don't rhyme With all my friends Hard to believe That…
I Know Howser Naah, naah, naah Naah, naah, naah Naah, naah, naah Naah, na…
Innh Dahh I've written words on lists In terms to bring you back You…
It's Over Now Is this the right thing your thoughts are too long I'll dr…
Just Us Now When will you come clean with all the lies you're…
Midnight Lovers If I grab you by the hand Can I take you…
Modafinil Blues I'm a touch fast Though I'll be last To play with a…
Monkey Run away Run away I'm, I'm a monkey Frozen in my monkey…
More Surgery I'm a gross machine When I feel a plane I'm in love…
Neighborhoods We run around in circles When circles are kept in larger…
Overtime If you don't have plans, don't touch the heartache If you…
Pawn in Their Game I was just a pawn in their game Spent time reapproaching Wha…
Pom Pom (love) Can make your world go round (love) Can really bring …
Send You Back When all your dreams aren't what you wanted It will be…
Shake Me I laughed when they hit you with their sticks, you…
Shortwave I'm a light a fire in a bad location Wait beside…
Shy [Chorus 1: x2] All of these reasons to be kept inside Go…
Slowdance Here we go rouse Locked in the basement I can predict myse…
Slowdance (Bear in Heaven remix) Here we go rouse Locked in the basement I can predict myself…
Soil to Seed I like to copy cold copy When I like to bear…
Temptation I fell down in a room of falling grace I went…
Up & Out I'm not convinced I'm a mistake Floating through life, isn'…
Vine to Vine Ahhh... I was a breath short of death I was in grave…
What You Don't Know Naah, naah, naah Naah, naah, naah Naah, naah, naah Naah, na…
Will Gravity Win Tonight (No work to be done) [Repeat 2X] (Skades upon skades of lig…
You Know What I Would Do Naah, naah, naah Naah, naah, naah Naah, naah, naah Naah, na…
You Put a Smell on Me Take a ride in my big black car Never ask no…

You Put A Smell On Me (Nicolas Jaar Remix) Take a ride in my big black car Never ask no…

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