Top 8 Things You Didn’t Know About Matthew Mole

Singer-songwriter whose debut album entitled The Home We Built peaked at the top of the iTunes chart upon its release. The album was also named the “best of 2013” Album of the Year as the iTunes Editors choice. Before fame he formed an electro-pop duo with his best friend in college as a hobby and to experiment with electronics. Later he started playing solo shows with an acoustic guitar, drum, synths, and electronic equipment. His main musical influences include Jonsi, The Freelance Whales, and Gold Panda. His dad offered to teach him guitar chords when he was given his first guitar at the age of 11. Matthew supported Bastille, fronted by Dan Smith, on their Johannesburg show in South.

Here’s a list of things you may have or may have not known about Matthew Mole:

1. Matthew, who earned an MK Awards nomination recently in the Newcomer category, is heading off to Los Angeles soon to take part in a music expo.
2. Matthew’s music is a big part of his life this is what he feels towards it: “I’m not the best at speaking, but through music it’s natural. It takes up a lot of my time, it drives me; it makes me who I am.”
3. Matthew’s biggest musical influences? “I have so many – ranging from the people everyone’s heard of like Mumford & Sons, to people like Gold Panda.”
4. If Matthew’s home was burning down the first things he would grab would be:  “Probably my ukulele and basketball.”
5. Matthew Mole is single and looking for “someone that will get my lame jokes”. I get his jokes and I haven’t even heard them yet.
6. His biggest vice is laziness but says that’s about to change. “I joined the gym last month and I’ve been going running quite often!”
7. If he could change anything about his physical appearance it would it be . . . “I don’t know, maybe get a haircut more frequently. But that’s actually possible.”