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Oct 29

Oct 29 Our Violet Room: Ode to Tim and Danny

Our Violet Room’s ‘Ode To Tim And Danny’ Release Is A Hauntingly Tender Halloween-Themed Folk EP

Our Violet Room - the musical moniker of Matthew Birch - an indie singer-songwriter with a cinematic twist who truly knows how to catch one’s breath, has new music aptly timed for the halloween season. “Oz”, released on October 14th, “Waltz” out October 21st, and “The Bird Song” out October 28th culminate in a haunting Halloween-inclined three-song EP hugely inspired by Matthew’s love for Danny Elfman and Tim Burton, giving listeners the otherwordly feels. The entire EP indeed gives all the goosebumps we all need, a treat as sweet as the Halloween candies!

“Oz” not only gives you the Halloween feels but has the power to put you in tears as you imagine the pain and story behind the song. “Waltz” is an Indie-haunting musical that leaves listeners a must-have eerie feeling for the season. While “The Bird Song” gives the same vibe, it is a Halloween/ Autumn themed song straight out of a Danny Elfman movie score. “The Bird Song” is a hunting indie-folk cinematic score about a bird and its life in the stylistic vain of Johnny Cash.

“Making movie scores has been a dream of mine and to look at each song as a little movie score has been a great way of creating”, says Matthew teasing the EP release. A humble story of overcoming depression, working hard, and diving headfirst into his dream, Birch only has one goal…. to make thoughtful, well-made, emotional art that inspires his listeners and causes them to feel. His music has been compared to the likes of Sufjan Stevens, Bon Iver, Bob Dylan, Peter Gabriel, and Coldplay for its lush atmosphere, emotional lyrics, and cinematic arrangements and has quickly launched his music career with two songs featured on FreeForm’s Good Trouble series and two songs featured in a Magnolia feature film. Mixing folk and cinematic soundscapes seem to be working for the emerging artist as his songs have a combined 500,000 streams. “ I don’t go for cool or hip, I go for what moves me.” His debut album Not Where I Thought I’d Be is now out on all platforms.

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