Londoner Matilda Mann has released a new indie folk-pop ballad “In Plain Sight” ahead of her forthcoming summer EP You Look Like You Can’t Swim. The single was released on the 5th May and is the second single from the EP to be released following the romantic track “The Day That I Met You”.
Sweet, warm, and hazy sounding, it makes sense that Mann wrote “In Plain Sight” on the hottest day of last year. In a recent interview with Dork Magazine, she said the song is about: “it’s crazy, out of all the people in the world, you manage to find someone so perfect for you, hidden in plain sight”. Listen to “In Plain Sight” below:
Mann’s acoustic fourth EP You Look Like You Can’t Swim is set to come out at the end of June. In an Instagram caption, the singer confessed, “I’ve never been so excited about a project and all these songs have been so exciting to watch come to life”. The singer seems to have found her home in the stripped-back quiet style as she told Dork the EP, “really made me realise how much I enjoy the folk side of my music and the harmonies and types of instruments that go along with it”.
Though her EP is not even available to the public yet, Mann is already looking forward. She revealed to Dork that she’s already got the name and “most of the tracks” for her debut album.
The ambitious 23-year-old has already cultivated quite a following, sold out shows in her hometown, and supported some of Gen Z’s favourite artists such as Dodie, Arlo Parks, Beabadoobee, and The Staves on tour. The British Music Embassy shined a spotlight on the singer by including her on the lineup for SXSW Online 2021. Her comforting single “Paper Mache World” from her 2020 EP Because I Wanted You to Know featured in the hit coming-of-age queer Netflix drama Heartstopper. Last year, she was nominated for the Ivor Novello Rising Star Award.
Showcasing her versatility, Mann teamed with the French-Korean singer-songwriter spill tab in January putting out the lively guitar-driven bedroom pop track “Borderline Insane”. Listen to “Borderline Insane” below:
On the 18th May, Mann will be serenading a sold-out crowd at the Jazz Café in Camden, London. Just before the release of her fourth EP, she’ll be supporting English singer-songwriter Tom Grennan on four outdoor dates in forests around the country. She will also be performing at two festivals this summer: Kendal Calling in the Lake District and Tramlines in Sheffield. For tickets and more information see here.
For a complete list of Matilda Mann’s upcoming UK shows see below:
18/05/23 – Jazz Café – London
09/06 – Westonbirt Arboretum – Gloucestershire
10/06 – Cannock Chase Forest – Rugeley
15/06 – Thetford Forest – Thetford
16/06 – Delamere Forest – Northwich
21/07 – Tramlines – Sheffield
27/07 – Kendal Calling – Lake District
