In 2005, after
several years of intensive writing and recording spent away from
the live circuit, Anna and Simon started performing as
Parry:Matthews using technology to create the lush, layered
soundscapes that made their recordings stand out.
Released in December 2005 on their own AMO Music label,
their debut album featured eight tracks written, performed and
produced by the duo. The album received some very positive
reviews..
“This is a fine debut from the
Bath pair.”
Ash Brown
www.silhobbit.com
“Sophisticated pop songs that
would grace anyone's CD collection” Kevin
www.bristolrocks.co.uk
“Pure magic with surprising edge
and depth 8/10.”
The Mag
www.the-mag.me.uk
“I loved it. I just wish that it
lasted much, much longer. Simply brilliant. A Masterpiece” Alan
www.bristolrocks.co.uk
By summer 2006
Parry:Matthews had recruited bass player Neil Swift and
drummer Tom Hammond and were gigging and recording as a
full working band. Anna and Simon felt that while the name
Parry:Matthews suited them when performing as a duo, it wasn't
representative of the band they had become so in 2007 they
re-christened themselves Fabric.
The album 'four
two' was completed in November 2007 with all four band members
contributing to the songwriting. Produced by Simon Matthews and
mastered by James 'Statick' King, 'four two' features ten songs
written and recorded over the last 18 months, apart from the new
recording of 'Rainclouds', a song which Anna and Simon first wrote
and performed together several years ago at college and then
'forgot about'. There are still over 100 other songs from those
days, most of which have been recorded but not yet released in any
shape or form.
