On, November 8th, Canadian singer-songwriter Matt Holubowski shares ‘End Scene’, the first single taken from his fourth album, ‘Like Flowers on a Molten Lawn’, set for release March 24^th, 2023, via Audiogram Records.

Watch ‘End Scene’ HERE

Listen to ‘End Scene’ HERE

With this paradoxically titled song, Matt Holubowski announces the upcoming release of his fourth full album, which will notably follow the critically acclaimed Solitudes and Weird Ones.

Matt said “End Scene opens with the words ‘here we go,’ which suggests that we’re getting ready to kick off the album and the song. But it goes beyond that. It’s the deep breath you take before diving into the unknown. Out of your comfort zone, out of your daily routine. It’s the start of something new and chaotic. It’s about gracefully embracing your fate instead of resisting it. Facing it calmly, clearheaded, focusing on what is in front of you. It’s a close encounter with the end of the world while knowing that there will be something afterwards,” 

Boldly spanning 6 minutes and 30 seconds, the single – which has Holubowski credited for the lyrics, music, co-production, guitars, synths, and vocals of course – is divided into three distinct movements. The first part highlights how vast the work of a lifetime can be, each moment stacking up to form who we are. The next part depicts the ease with which everything can vanish. Existence is inherently fragile. And the final part facilitates the transition from chaos to serenity, with the knowledge that the end is not only inevitable, but also desirable. “End Scene” offers a complete, complex statement, with interconnecting ideas, including the title of the upcoming new album mentioned in the first verse.

Matt Holubowski’s career began in 2014 with the release of Old Man; a collection of folk songs inspired by his many trips and experiences around the world. The watershed, however, came two years later following the release of his sophomore album ‘Solitudes’ Produced by Montreal-based music producer Connor Seidel. The record sold over 45 000 albums and garnered 17M streams, a Gold Record as well as two nominations at the ADISQ Gala, for Album of the year and Concert of the year. In 2018 the artist toured Canada, the United States and Europe, sold over 15 000 tickets and was invited by The Cure’s frontman Robert Smith to perform at London’s Meltdown Festival. The global pandemic forced the artist to cut short his 2020 tour to support his previous album ‘Weird Ones’. The artist, will now return to the stages in 2023 to deliver an electrifying, immersive series of live dates across Canada, France and the UK to support the release of ‘Like Flowers on a Molten Lawn’.

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Praise for Matt Holubowski

Montreal singer-songwriter Matt Holubowski produces an ensnaring number that will stay with listeners long after it’s over. – Pop Matters

He merges distant, almost eerie soundscapes with folky, indie songwriting like it’s no trouble at all – The Most Radicalist 

It quickly goes from reflective, to bigger than oneself – mesmerizing and wonderful, far too intense to bare, to loss of control, and then a blissful calm settles in. – When The horn Blows  

Like a warm summer rain, the melodies are purifying. The cleansing of his serene voice and remarkable lyrics manage to fulfill the folk album goals I have needed since 2019 – Streaming Dept