Mr. Wolf – Album Launch – Nursery Rhymes For The End Of Times

Mr. Wolf is a new group project from north london singer-songwriter Matthew Neel, here
reunited with bandmates Luke Brighty (The Blessing, Mark Knopfler) and Ricky Barber
(Bleach Music, The Crypt Studios) from his 2010 debut album “New Maps Of Hell”, with the
addition of Ali Milne-Tyte (Eversholt, Joanna And The Wolf) on mandolin and Gaeton Allard
(Oh My God It’s The Church, Solar Parachute) on drums and percussion.
The band sound was forged during after-hours jam sessions at Matthew’s cafe in Tufnell
Park during and after the second lockdown, coalescing from a rotating cast of musicians
including White Lies’ Charles Cave. The resulting album NurseryRhymesForTheEndOfTimes
is an atmospheric, left-field take on bluesy Americana, given a fresh spin with elements of
dark folk and gypsy jazz.

The Album was recorded at The Crypt Studio in Crouch End, North London between
summer 2023 and autumn 2024 by David Simpson, produced by the band themselves, and
mastered by Pete Maher.

Praise for “New Maps Of Hell”:
Unique and totally mesmerising, this is an album which proves difficult to turn off’ Maverick.

‘Matthew Neel has successfully set himself apart from the crowd on this far-reaching debut
album and has clearly worked hard to redeem the title of the singer/songwriter’ Bearded
Magazine.

‘Snappy lyricism and black heart.. a competent and assured debut that promises much for
the future’ Americana-UK

‘Recalls Ray Davies finest cynical hours…a series of unflinching meditations on oblivion’
Acoustic Magazine