Radio Exile | Matt Mays & El Torpedo Serve Up “Tall Trees”

Matt Mays & El Torpedo Serve Up “Tall Trees”

By Shawn M. Smith September 23, 2008 Post a comment | Email the author

Matt Mays & El Torpedo [Official Site, Myspace] have released a video of their first single, “Tall Trees” from their new album Terminal Romance (out September 30th). The video’s director, Drew Lightfoot, created a surrealistically dark, tongue-in-cheek portrait for the lead track off the new album, and the band has already received comparisons to a Canadian version of Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers.

Best part about this video: Matt Mays drives a Delorean. Yeah, the Back to the Future car plays a major part in this video and, for the record, I want to add the beginning of “Building A Boat” sounds like something an alt-rock Jan Hammer thought up. This guy has a keen sense of humor and I think I am the only critic noticing.

Check out the video and more goodies “after the jump”

Matt Mays & El Torpedo – “Tall Trees”

“Tall Trees” [mp3]
“Building A Boat” [mp3]

Tour Dates:

10/1 – Cambridge (Boston), MA @ Middle East Upstairs
10/2 – Vienna, VA @ Jammin’ Java
10/3 – New York, NY @ Piano’s
10/7 – Philadelphia, PA @ M Room
10/9 – Pittsburgh, PA @ Club Cafe
10/10 – Chicago, IL @ Beat Kitchen
10/11 – Minneapolis, MN @ First Avenue & 7th Street Entry

Matt Mays & El Torpedo consists of Matt Mays (guitar, vocals), Jay Smith (guitar, vocals), Andy Patil (bass, vocals), and Tim Jim Baker (drums). Since forming in 2003 to perform shows in support of May’s self-titled JUNO nominated debut, the band has toured Canada countless times as well as performed numerous dates in the US and the UK.

The band’s self-titled album was released in Canada on Sonic Records in 2005 and a year later in the US on the 00.02.59 imprint. The debut was co-produced by the band and Grammy Award-winner Don Smith (Tom Petty, Keith Richards). The first single “Cocaine Cowgirl” was a massive hit and the album went on to win four East Coast Music Awards in 2006 (Album of the Year, Group of the Year, Rock Recording of the Year, Single of the Year). In late 2006, the band performed on Late Night with Conan O’Brien.

MM&ET return to form with Terminal Romance, the brilliant follow up to 2005’s breakthrough self-titled debut. Terminal Romance was recorded in England with producer Chris Tsangarides (Judas Priest, Thin Lizzy) and mixed in Vancouver with Mike Fraser (AC/DC) with a few sessions home in Halifax thrown in along the way. The album’s first single “Tall Trees” is already Top 20 at Canadian Rock Radio.

Terminal Romance will be released in the United States on September 30. Matt Mays & El Torpedo will tour incessantly in support of it for the remainder of 2008 and beyond.