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Matt Cleare Shares Music Video For Latest Hit Single “4000!”

Published

3 years ago

March 29, 2023

Music4U

After impressing with his latest release, “4000!”, rising Atlanta-based artist Matt Cleare has returned with the song’s memorable music video. The video clip enlists director Jochi Saca, who has worked with the likes of Kay Flock and Cardi B. Matching the theme of the song, it shows Matt riding through the desert on his bike in the name of long-distance love.

Explaining more about the video, Matt says, “The inspiration was obscure, but at the same time—obvious. Outlaw movies, biker films, Tarantino productions. It’s reminiscent of a scene from this old American exploitation movie where this biker dude trips peyote in the desert and starts having visions of his former lover. I sent my ideas to Jochi and he ran with them. We did the whole thing in one day, sunup ’til sundown in the deserts surrounding LA. I lost my wallet out there and had to fly back to Atlanta the next day without it. A small sacrifice for what would become this crazy motion picture.”

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Plain Mister Smith Pieces Together a World of Sound on Bric-À-Brac Attack

Published

2 weeks ago

August 18, 2026

Joni Jones

Plain Mister Smith returns with Bric-À-Brac Attack, a beautifully offbeat collection of indie-folk, pop and atmospheric songwriting. Released via Amelia Records, the album finds the Vancouver and London-based multi-hyphenate turning fragments of memory, relationships and everyday absurdity into something quietly cinematic.

At its centre is “Grindavik”, a shimmering, reflective track inspired by the Icelandic town shaped by recent volcanic activity. Bright acoustic guitars and steady drums carry a constantly shifting chord progression, mirroring the song’s central metaphor of a relationship under pressure and the hope that its fissures can eventually heal. Featuring Jordan Klassen and Kitt, the track captures the emotional tension that runs throughout the album.

Elsewhere, Bric-À-Brac Attack moves effortlessly between playful guitar-driven moments, lush arrangements and more introspective passages. “Miss Sunshine” brings infectious energy, while collaborations with Findlay Brown, Leeroy Stagger, Krystle Dos Santos and Tyson Mostenbocher add colour to an already eclectic record.

Former guitarist of Canadian darkwave band Moev and a cellist with the Vancouver Philharmonic Orchestra, Plain Mister Smith brings an unusually broad musical perspective to his songwriting. Yet Bric-a-Brac attack never feels overly calculated. Instead, it has the charm of something discovered rather than constructed.

Warm, strange, melodic and emotionally searching, Bric-À-Brac Attack is a record that rewards getting lost in its details. Plain Mister Smith may remain deliberately mysterious, but the music itself speaks with remarkable clarity.