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Pre-Band Syd Matters
Syd Matters began as the pseudonym of the band's frontman, Jonathan Morali. Morali was born in Paris on 22 May 1980. He started his performing career playing at small bars while studying music at Sarah Lawrence College, until winning a contest by French magazine Les Inrockuptibles, and therefore signing a recording contract with Third Side Records. His first published work is "Fever In Winter, Shiver In June", an EP released in 2002. In 2003, "A Whisper and A Sigh" was released consisting of 11 tracks, marking his first album-length work. After this album was released, Morali constructed a new four-piece band under the same name, Syd Matters, marking the band's official creation in April 2005

Early May of 2005, Morali then released his second album, the first of which was recorded with his new band "Someday We Will Foresee Obstacles". A mixture of folk and melancholic pop, his music combines slow melodies with acoustic instruments while holding true to its roots in electronic music.

Morali was also part of the French rock band Tahiti Boy and the Palmtree Family.

Syd Matters Other Media
His songs "To All of You" ("American Girls") and "Hello Sunshine", a Super Furry Animals cover, were featured in the television series The O.C. in season 3's The Party Favor and season 4's The Metamorphosis, respectively. Additionally, "Obstacles" and "To All of You" were featured in Dontnod Entertainment's 2015 video game Life Is Strange. Morali also composed the original score for the game. The soundtrack to Life is Strange won numerous awards including: best soundtrack at the 2015 Playstation Universe awards, best soundtrack at the Game Informer Best of 2015 awards and best soundtrack at the Titanium Awards. Following this, Morali also collaborated with director Rémi Chayé to create the score for the animated film Long Way North (2015), where he included two tracks by Syd Matters in the soundtrack.

Reputation
Since Syd Matters’ debut, their experimental genre has been continuously reviewed by critics. Their second album, Someday We Will Foresee Obstacles, brought the band mainstream attention with a review in the 32nd issue of Music Week. The unique sound they produce has been said to draw inspiration from genres such as prog rock, dub music , and Traditional pop , while also resembling that of singer-songwriter artists , by various critics, but at its core is often considered a mix between folk and electronic genres. In their reviews, they’ve also been compared to other artists such as Fleet Foxes, Fionn Regan, Grandaddy, The Flaming Lips, and Nick Drake.

Studio Albums

 * A Whisper and A Sigh (2003)
 * Someday We Will Foresee Obstacles ( 2005 )
 * Ghost Days (2008)
 * Brotherocean (2011)

Extended Plays

 * Fever In Winter, Shiver In June (2002)
 * Everything Else (2007)

Compilations

 * Syd Matters

Compositions

 * La Question Humaine (2007)

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