Matt McManamon

{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2021}} {{short description|English musician}} {{blp sources|date=December 2025}} {{Infobox musical artist | honorific_prefix = | name = Matt McManamon | honorific_suffix = | image = | image_upright = | image_size = | landscape =  | alt = | caption = | alias = | birth_date =  | birth_place = Liverpool, England | origin = | death_date =  | death_place = | genre = | occupation = Singer-songwriter, guitarist | instrument = | years_active = 1997-Present | label = Deltasonic, Columbia, Epic, Sony BMG, Late Developer Recordings, Fretsore Records | associated_acts = The Dead 60s, The Specials, Biblecode Sundays | website =  | module = | module2 = | module3 = }} '''Matt McManamon''' is a Liverpool-born singer-songwriter and guitarist most known for his role as lead singer for The Dead 60s.<ref name="Larkin 2000 p. 804">{{cite book |last=Larkin |first=C. |title=The encyclopedia of popular music |publisher=Oxford Univ. |year=2000 |isbn=978-0-19-531373-4 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=8gkKAQAAMAAJ |access-date=25 June 2019 |page=804}}</ref><ref name="Moerder 2005">{{cite web | last=Moerder | first=Adam | title=The Dead 60s: The Dead 60s Album Review | date=15 June 2005 | url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/2614-the-dead-60s/|website=Pitchfork.com | access-date=25 June 2019}}</ref><ref name="Fred Perry 2015">{{cite web | title=Playlists and interviews exploring British subculture: The Dead 60s | website=Fred Perry | date=17 February 2015 | url=https://www.fredperry.com/subculture/playlist-profile-matt-mcmanamon | access-date=25 June 2019}}</ref> McManamon has also played lead guitar for The Specials,<ref name="McAlpine 2018">{{cite web | last=McAlpine | first=Fraser | title=10 noughties hype bands that just didn't live up to the hype | website=BBC Music | date=24 May 2018 | url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/music/articles/0533cadc-fe60-49f5-9079-4407b6a66d54 | access-date=25 June 2019}}</ref> and has toured and recorded with artists including The BibleCode Sundays,<ref name="The Irish World 2017">{{cite web | title=BibleCode Sundays' Accidental Album | website=The Irish World | date=21 September 2017 | url=http://www.theirishworld.com/biblecode-sundays-accidental-album/ | access-date=25 June 2019}}</ref> Supergrass, the Boo Radleys and Holly Johnson.

He recorded and released his first solo album, 'Scally Folk' to critical acclaim on 28th May 2021 via independent London-based boutique record label ‘Fretsore Records’.

==Personal== Matt was born to Liverpool/Irish parents. His mother Mary is from Bangor Erris, County Mayo, Ireland, and his father William (Billy) Chang, himself born to an Irish mother, is from Granby, Toxteth in Liverpool. Matt was educated in Merchant Taylors School For Boys in Liverpool. Shortly after leaving school he signed to the Deltasonic label, before joining Sony Records. He is married to Ann (nee Gallagher) and they have three children, Thomas, Mary-Phoebe (Fairy)) and Matthew Jnr. They live in the village of Mulranny in Co. Mayo, Ireland.

===Studio albums=== * 2021 – ''Scally Folk'' (Fretsore Records) * 2022 – ''Scally Folk Extended Edition'' (Fretsore Records)

===Singles=== * 2019 - “Seas Of Gold” (Late Developer Recordings) * 2019 - “Sinking Sands” (Late Developer Recordings) * 2020 - “Goodbye” (Fretsore Records) * 2020 - “Pulling At The Reins” (Fretsore Records) * 2021 - “Jumpin’ The Gun” (Fretsore Records) * 2021 - “Every Time I Close My Eyes” (Fretsore Records) * 2021 - “Mulranny Smile” (Fretsore Records) * 2022 - “Out Of The Cold" (Fretsore Records) * 2022 - "Step Into My Heart" (Fretsore Records) * 2023 - "Circles In The Sky" (Fretsore Records) * 2024 - "Told You Before (I Won't Tell You Again)" ([https://www.fretsorerecords.com Fretsore Records])

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===Further reading=== *[https://louderthanwar.com/matt-mcmanamon-scally-folk-album-review/ Matt McManamon: Scally Folk - album review] *[https://urbanistamagazine.uk/matt-mcmanamon-is-back-with-the-new-single-out-of-the-cold/ Matt McManamon is back with the new single: “Out Of The Cold”] *[https://www.con-telegraph.ie/2025/06/27/mayo-native-to-support-the-specials-ltd-in-castlebar/ Mayo native to support The Specials Ltd. in Castlebar] *[https://americana-uk.com/matt-mcmanamon-out-of-the-cold-things-are-looking-up Matt McManamon “Out Of The Cold” – things are looking up] *[https://www.liverpoolsoundandvision.co.uk/2021/05/27/matt-mcmanamon-scally-folk-album-listen/ Matt McManamon, Scally Folk. Album Listen.]

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