Matthew Mole teams up with alt-pop singer CHXRL for hit song “Okay” off his latest album.
Listen here:
https://MatthewMole.lnk.to/okay
Kicks off “Okay Let’s Tour South Africa” from 17 May 2024. See dates below.
Several months after the release of his critically-lauded fourth album, Wake Up, It’s Morning (2023), Capetonian pop singer-songwriter Matthew Mole has teamed up with Joburg alternative pop artist, CHXRL, to rework “Okay”, an up tempo track off that album that has become somewhat of a fan favourite lately.
Matthew took note of CHXRL when the young singer posted an acoustic cover of one of Matthew’s tracks on Instagram explaining, “I’ve known CHXRL for about a year now and he is such a gem of a human. When I released ‘Say You’ll Be Mine’ he posted a video online where he took the song and created his own version where he layered his own production on top of the original version. I loved it so much and thought that ‘Okay’ would be a fun song for him to do it again, officially!”
While the album version of “Okay” sees Matthew have an almost pop-punk like moment, the reworked version strips things back quite a bit with Matthew saying, “I believe what makes a good song is if you can perform it on a single instrument and it holds up as it would if it was performed with full production.”
“You can dress a song in so many different ways, but the song remains the song. I love dressing my songs in different ways whether for release, to play live or just for the fun of it. I thought it would be fun to bring CHXRL in on this one because he is insanely talented and creative and will show people this song in a way that’s different to what I could have done and I think people will love it!”
Matthew’s delight at teaming up with a like-minded singer-songwriter, who is as dedicated to the creation of their music as he is, means that him and CHXRL connected on multiple levels, with the end result one of the best reworkings of his songs to date.
Stream “Okay” featuring CHXRL here: https://MatthewMole.lnk.to/okay
Rediscover Wake Up, It’s Morning here: https://matthewmole.lnk.to/MatthewMole
This May Matthew goes on the road for a massive seven-date ‘Okay Let’s’ tour and will be supported by Koal, the solo project of Gang Of Ballets’ drummer and Matthew’s bandmate, Josh Klynsmith.
Check out Matthew Mole’s full, ‘Okay Let’s’ national tour schedule below.
17 May | Stellenbosch | Daisy Jones
18 May | Cape Town | The Alley (with Desmond and The Tutus, Internet Girl and Pixie Whip)
19 May | Kalk Bay | The Brass Bell
23 May | East London | Bay Collective
24 May | Gqeberha | Music Kitchen (with Booshle G)
25 May | Knysna | Blend
31 May | Johannesburg | Sognage (with Desmond and The Tutus and Chxrl)
For more tour information, visit www.matthewmole.com/tour.
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