Mattiel’s music spans retro styles, touching on familiar rock and pop motifs, but it sounds new, not nostalgic. Sometimes bluesy and garagey, sometimes playfully reminiscent of ’60s French pop, and sometimes floating in a narcotic Velvets-esque haze–the band (fronted by Mattiel Brown) manages to make the evocative fresh.
Mattiel is currently in the middle of a tour supporting the new album Satis Factory, officially released on Friday, June 14. While in Houston for a concert at White Oak Music Ha