Matthew Gruman » Music

Matthew Gruman – Song for Ryleigh

Matthew — Sun, 01 May 2011 20:15:29 +0000

Something I wrote for my niece.

Matthew Gruman – Staring at the Sun (TV On The Radio cover)

Matthew — Sat, 05 Mar 2011 03:51:13 +0000

Fisher Price Blues

Matthew — Tue, 21 Dec 2010 18:40:29 +0000

When I was little (6-7 years old), my favourite toy was a Fisher-Price tape recorder. My brother and I spent hours making up and recording little songs about our stuffed animals, dog, family, Lego/Construx creations, etc.

My “best” song was about my favourite stuffed animal: a small brown dog named Timbit. He had an alter ego, “The Weirdo”:

When the Weirdo goes walking down the street

Doot doot doot doot

He shoots out snakes

With the beat

The recorder and tapes disappeared when we moved out of Nova Scotia.

About five years ago, my brother found one at an antique in Edmonton and picked it up for me. I just finished all my unpacking and found this blues lick I used to test out the microphone.

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Anywhere I Lay My Head (Tom Waits cover)

Matthew — Mon, 18 Oct 2010 03:05:52 +0000

Matthew Gruman & the Saturday Afternoon – Little Maggie (Traditional)

Matthew — Sat, 31 Jul 2010 23:06:48 +0000

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One of my long-standing goals is to front a traditional/country band called Matthew Gruman & the [Something] [Something]. In the meantime, I have saturday afternoons to play with.

Matthew Gruman – Chocolate Jesus (Tom Waits Cover)

Matthew — Sat, 31 Jul 2010 23:05:29 +0000

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The worst part about covering Tom Waits songs is making the choice between ever listening to the original again, and self-esteem.

Matthew Gruman – Mathy

Matthew — Thu, 08 Apr 2010 03:53:03 +0000

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Last winter a kitchen accident resulted in a “distal fingertip amputation” (i.e. I cut off a small part of my finger). So I made some math music on a keyboard.

Matthew Gruman – Hi Bye Uncle Matthew (ft. Ry-Ry)

Matthew — Thu, 07 Jan 2010 06:12:55 +0000

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My niece’s harmonica skills aren’t up to par yet, so I jammed with her phone message.

Matthew Gruman – DLZ (TV on the Radio cover)

Matthew — Sat, 14 Feb 2009 02:06:27 +0000

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I made this today—hope you like it! I had a lot of fun making it.

Matthew Gruman – Here Comes the Rain Again (Eurythmics cover)

Matthew — Sun, 28 Dec 2008 06:12:54 +0000

The first album I ever owned was touch by The Eurythmics. I was 6 or 7 and had never heard them before, but I was obsessed with the cover and against my Mom’s advice, I insisted.

For years, I absolutely hated it but I wouldn’t let anyone know to save face. When my friends and I would do lip synchs in the backyard, I’d always do this one or “Sweet Dreams” and pretended that I liked it. It is undoubtably the most disliked album I’ve ever been completely familiar with.

When I moved out of Lower Sackville at age 13, I hid it in the basement floor so I wouldn’t ever have to listen to it again. “I don’t know where it is!” I’d feign every time my Mom or brother asked about it.

As I got older, I began to like the band and just last week decided to learn this song. I spent a couple hours this afternoon recording—hope you like it!

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