Matthew Barber

加拿大创作型歌手。77年出生，99年在大学时代，自行发布第一张专辑A Thousand Smiles An Hour...。毕业之后，也未签约任何公司，而是去McMaster大学继续深造。02年独立发行了一张具有突破意义的专辑：Means and Ends，因此得到了Paper Bag公司的亲睐。如今，归属于华纳旗下。 有一个妹妹：Jill Barber，同是加拿大歌手。 风格：Indie pop ，Pop rock。
Toronto singer/songwriter Matthew Barber seemed like a good breakout candidate a few years back, but has been relatively quiet recently, perhaps aging the mortar in anticipation of Ghost Notes, his first new album in close to three years. The album is fairly mature sounding and pretty darn MOR-ish, not that there's anything wrong with that. Barber's songwriting and arrangement skills seem to have evolved, with elements of country, folk and parlour balladry leaking their way into the mix. The production is crystal clear and Barber's vocals are put front and centre, whether playfully rollicking through "(I'm Gonna) Settle My Accounts With You" or patiently crooning through "Somebody Sometime." Overall, this isn't really my cup of tea, but I could totally see 20-something white girls lapping this stuff up. Make of that what you will.