Matilda Cole
Birth nameMatilda Clementine Isitt Cole
BornBrighton, England
Occupation(s)Musician
Member ofLoud LDN

Matilda Clementine Isitt Cole is an English musician from Brighton. The daughter of film director Nigel Cole and the actress Kate Isitt, she appeared in several of his works before mounting a music career and joining Loud LDN.

Life and career

Early life and film career

Matilda Clementine Isitt Cole[1] was born in Sussex,[2] though spent periods living in Los Angeles[3] and Camden Town[4] before moving to Brighton.[2] Her mother is Kate Isitt, an actress, and her father is Nigel Cole,[5] a film director who had previously been married to Sally Brampton,[6] and who played guitar and would buy egg-shaped shakers for her to play along with him.[4] She later attended Dharma Primary School.[7] In 2010, she played Emily in Made in Dagenham, and in 2012 she played a bridesmaid in the Wedding Video,[8] both of which were directed by her father;[9] she later played Madeleine in his 2019 film short Wisteria Cottage.[5]

Music career

She realised she wanted to be a full-time musician aged seven after seeing Miley Cyrus perform at the O2 Arena, and wrote her first song in the car journey back to her hotel;[7] she later created a YouTube account called "matilda cole vevo".[10] Aged sixteen, after putting a cover on SoundCloud, she was messaged by a London-based talent manager, who took her on as a client,[7] and in March 2020, she withdrew from her A-levels four months early, and signed a record deal.[11] In November 2020, she released "The Clouds",[12] a song about her teenage friendships and relationships[13] for which a music video was directed by Amy Becker-Burnett,[14] and then the following January, she released "Be There",[15] a song about extreme affection for someone to the point of ego death.[16] In June 2021, she released Milk Teeth,[17] an EP written about her adolescence, with the title being a reference to deciduous teeth.[18]

Cole then released a cover of the Weeknd's "The Hills", intended as a stopgap between EPs,[11] and then in September 2021, she released "Camden", a song about divorce,[19] which she had written during a writing session in Copenhagen in October 2020[4] about her parents' separation at the beginning of the pandemic.[7] The following month, she released "Halloween", which she wrote after researching Pagan and Wiccan traditions around the Samhain period[3] and about having to beg a partner to spend time with them and treat them properly,[20] and accompanied it with a music video set at a Halloween house party.[21] In February 2022, she released "Again", about allowing herself to be repeatedly treated poorly, which was accompanied by a music video directed by Amy Becker-Burnett,[22] and then the following month she released The High Dive, an EP, which featured "Bite Down".[23]

Artistry

In a February 2022 interview with Clique Magazine, she cited Lorde’s first album Pure Heroine as "a huge huge influence" on her, and additionally cited Father John Misty, the Blue Nile, and Samia as influences;[24] the following month, in an interview with Wordplay Magazine, she stated that "the biggest influence" on her writing was from the way Hozier wrote, and that she drew "a lot of influence" from the folk and rock music that her father had played when she was growing up.[10] Reviewing "Camden", Martha Storey of the Indiependent described Cole's vocals as "Maggie Rogers-esque".[25] She is an original member of Loud LDN,[26] a collective of London-based women and genderqueer musicians founded in May 2022.[27]

Discography

Extended plays

  • Milk Teeth (2021)
  • The High Dive (2022)

Singles

  • "The Clouds" (2020)
  • "Be There" (2021)
  • "Stay Awake" (2021)[28]
  • "Afternoon Haze" (2021)[29]
  • "Camden" (2021)
  • "Halloween" (2021)
  • "Again" (2022)

References

  1. ↑ "COLE MATILDA CLEMENTINE ISITT". ASCAP. Archived from the original on 6 February 2017. Retrieved 26 November 2023.
  2. 1 2 "Matilda Cole Discusses Her New Song, "Camden"". TWENTY MINUTES LATER. 2021-09-15. Archived from the original on 2023-12-15. Retrieved 2023-11-26.
  3. 1 2 Daniels, Maisie (2021-10-31). "INTRODUCING: MATILDA COLE". fword. Archived from the original on 2023-11-26. Retrieved 2023-11-26.
  4. 1 2 3 Wyatt, Sophie. "Matilda Cole on entering the music scene and her newest track 'Camden'". Haste Magazine. Archived from the original on 2023-11-26. Retrieved 2023-11-26.
  5. 1 2 "Shooting People: The UK independent filmmakers network". shootingpeople.org. Archived from the original on 2023-11-26. Retrieved 2023-11-26.
  6. ↑ Bannerman, Lucy (2023-12-01). "Agony aunt dies in sea after long battle with depression". The Times. ISSN 0140-0460. Archived from the original on 2020-03-13. Retrieved 2023-12-01.
  7. 1 2 3 4 "Matilda Cole: 'I used to think love was about being in pain' whynow". whynow. 2022-02-17. Archived from the original on 2022-02-17. Retrieved 2023-11-28.
  8. ↑ "Matilda Cole". BFI. Archived from the original on 22 April 2019. Retrieved 2023-06-23.
  9. ↑ Johnston, Trevor (2012-06-28). "The Wedding Video". Time Out Worldwide. Archived from the original on 2023-12-09. Retrieved 2023-12-09.
  10. 1 2 "Matilda Cole - The High Dive (EP) + 10 Questions". WORDPLAY. 2022-03-26. Archived from the original on 2023-12-15. Retrieved 2023-11-30.
  11. 1 2 Staff, Wonderland (2021-08-27). "Matilda Cole Pays Tribute To The Weeknd As She Releases "The Hills"". Wonderland. Archived from the original on 2023-12-15. Retrieved 2023-11-28.
  12. ↑ Gunn, Charlotte (2020-11-20). "45s of the week: Miley and Dua Lipa, Biig Piig, French Cassettes and more". The Forty-Five. Archived from the original on 2022-01-18. Retrieved 2023-11-30.
  13. ↑ "Matilda Cole - 'The Clouds'". When The Horn Blows. 2020-11-17. Archived from the original on 2020-11-18. Retrieved 2023-11-30.
  14. ↑ Murray, Robin (2020-11-17). "Matilda Cole's 'The Clouds' Is Driven By The Beauty Of Friendship". Clash Magazine Music News, Reviews & Interviews. Archived from the original on 2020-11-17. Retrieved 2023-11-30.
  15. ↑ "Nieuwe single Matilda Cole - "Be There"". Dansende Beren (in Dutch). 2021-01-23. Archived from the original on 2021-03-06. Retrieved 2023-11-30.
  16. ↑ H, Rob (2021-01-22). "Emerging pop songwriter Matilda Cole pines for someone special on "Be There"". Beats Per Minute. Archived from the original on 2021-03-03. Retrieved 2023-11-30.
  17. ↑ Dazed (2021-06-04). "8 albums to stream this week". Dazed. Archived from the original on 2021-06-22. Retrieved 2023-12-01.
  18. ↑ "In Conversation With #140 - Matilda Cole". When The Horn Blows. 2021-06-14. Archived from the original on 2021-06-15. Retrieved 2023-12-01.
  19. ↑ "Nieuwe single Matilda Cole - "Camden"". Dansende Beren (in Dutch). 2021-09-19. Archived from the original on 2021-10-24. Retrieved 2023-12-01.
  20. ↑ Murray, Robin (2021-10-27). "Matilda Cole's 'Halloween' Is The Sound Of The Season". Clash Magazine Music News, Reviews & Interviews. Archived from the original on 2021-12-08. Retrieved 2023-12-01.
  21. ↑ "Matilda Cole shares haunting new single "Halloween" | Best Fit". The Line of Best Fit. Archived from the original on 2023-12-15. Retrieved 2023-12-01.
  22. ↑ "Matilda Cole Unveils Her Flawless Visuals For "Again"". raydarmagazine.com. 2022-02-16. Archived from the original on 2023-12-15. Retrieved 2023-12-02.
  23. ↑ Ackroyd, Stephen (2022-03-23). "Matilda Cole has debuted a new single, 'Bite Down'". Dork. Archived from the original on 2023-12-02. Retrieved 2023-12-02.
  24. ↑ "Matilda Cole On How Music Has Allowed Her to Discover Herself". Clique. 2022-02-13. Archived from the original on 2022-05-03. Retrieved 2023-11-30.
  25. ↑ Storey, Martha (2021-09-20). "Track Review: Camden // Matilda Cole". The Indiependent. Archived from the original on 2023-12-15. Retrieved 2023-12-01.
  26. ↑ "Loud LDN X Spotify: The collaboration to tune to". Shift London. 11 May 2023. Archived from the original on 6 June 2023. Retrieved 6 June 2023.
  27. ↑ ""We're taking over the scene": meet Loud LDN, dance music's most vibrant new collective". NME. 19 December 2022. Archived from the original on 15 January 2023. Retrieved 15 January 2023.
  28. ↑ Stay Awake, 2021-03-09, archived from the original on 2021-03-09, retrieved 2023-12-01
  29. ↑ Afternoon Haze, 2021-06-04, archived from the original on 2021-06-05, retrieved 2023-12-01
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