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Melbourne Singer/Songwriter Matthew Grahame, has just completed his first E.P, ‘Hopeless scribbles’, comprising of songs compiled over the past few years. At 23 years of age Matthew already had a few years worth of songs to choose from when he went in to record in the home studio of his good friend Jesse Rehaut. Matthew prefers sparse arrangements, with a strong emphasis on the song writing as opposed to studio effects and trickery. He plays all instruments on the album, with 3 of the 5 tracks recorded live with just an acoustic guitar. Most songs were written during his stay at RMIT, where he studied fine art Photography. Such real life experiences are where the songs stem from and they are presented as honestly, and directly as possible. Songs such as ’The Lazy Artist’ could only be penned from personal experiences. And ‘Safehaven’ shares its name with a housing estate in the south-eastern suburbs where Matthew was raised. Influences are vast and plentiful, but the most