Matthew Jay

Singer/songwriter Matthew Jay received a record contract even before his first live performance. Often compared to U.K. troubadours such as Badly Drawn Boy and David Gray, Jay was originally signed by the British label Food, releasing two EPs, Four Songs and Friendly Fire, both snaring the ears of the English press. Jay was raised by a family of musicians in Abergavenny, South Wales. Jay often listened to the LPs in his parents' collection, records by John Lennon, Led Zeppelin, and the Rolling Stones; he was also the bassist in his family's group. Jay started writing songs in ...