Independent (label)
04 July 2025 (released)
02 June 2025
As a long term habitue of live music, I appreciate a band or artist that takes their music to a different place than their records. Matt Pearce & The Mutiny do exactly that.
On record, they are a superb example of soul and Blues music but served live, they rock. There is an extra snap and drive to the music, an edge of the seat looseness that threatens to explode into chaos at any moment, but keeps the audience on the edge of their seats.
Matt Pearce says “So, why Soul Food… Served Live?
The easy answer is cos the band was really cookin’! When I heard the live recordings, they all sounded so great and the songs sounded so different from the studio versions, it just seemed like a no-brainer to capture this moment in time and share it with the world. Apart from the angelic Daliah, this is a totally different bunch of groovers that played on the studio albums. They added unexpected flavours to it that brought the songs to life, as did the wonderful audiences we played in front of. Thanks to everyone involved with it, and we’ll see y’all back on that road again soon."
This set perfectly captures the band exploding on to the stage and a real feel for the audience reaction to what they were laying down.
There are a million live albums out there these days, most of them missing that spark that sets a band who love playing to an audience apart.
This isn’t one of them.
Essential listening
