Matilda Cole Explained

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

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; 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, 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, 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 about her parents' separation at the beginning of the pandemic. The following month, she released "Halloween", which she wrote after researching Pagan and Wiccan traditions around the Samhain period 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]

Cole then joined Loud LDN,[24] a collective of London-based women and genderqueer musicians founded in May 2022,[25] as an original member. She released a further track, "Big Mouth", in May 2024, having written the track after being harassed by a drunk male during a trip to London;[26] she followed it with "Mortal" later that month.[27]

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;[28] 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. Reviewing "Camden", Martha Storey of the Indiependent described Cole's vocals as "Maggie Rogers-esque".[29]

Discography

Extended plays

Singles

Notes and References

  1. Web site: COLE MATILDA CLEMENTINE ISITT . 26 November 2023 . . 6 February 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170206145055/https://www.ascap.com/repertory#/ace/writer/1075106385/COLE%20MATILDA%20CLEMENTINE%20ISITT . live .
  2. Web site: Daniels . Maisie . 2021-10-31 . INTRODUCING: MATILDA COLE . 2023-11-26 . fword . en . 2023-11-26 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231126094244/https://www.fwordmag.com/single-post/introducing-matilda-cole . live .
  3. Web site: Wyatt . Sophie . Matilda Cole on entering the music scene and her newest track 'Camden' . 2023-11-26 . Haste Magazine . en . 2023-11-26 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231126094246/https://www.hastemagazine.co.uk/matilda-cole-on-entering-the-music-scene-and-her-newest-track-camden/ . live .
  4. Web site: 2021-09-15 . Matilda Cole Discusses Her New Song, "Camden" . 2023-11-26 . TWENTY MINUTES LATER . en-US . 2023-12-15 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231215020053/https://twentyminuteslater.com/home/2021/9/15/matilda-cole-discusses-her-new-song-camden . live .
  5. News: Bannerman . Lucy . 2023-12-01 . Agony aunt dies in sea after long battle with depression . . en . 2023-12-01 . 0140-0460 . 2020-03-13 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200313162837/https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/agony-aunt-sally-brampton-loses-battle-with-depression-lngmbpjg3 . live .
  6. Web site: 2022-02-17 . Matilda Cole: 'I used to think love was about being in pain' whynow . 2023-11-28 . whynow . en-GB . 2022-02-17 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220217143809/https://whynow.co.uk/read/matilda-cole-interview . live .
  7. Web site: Matilda Cole . https://web.archive.org/web/20190422180847/http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2be2f46789 . dead . 22 April 2019 . 2023-06-23 . BFI . en.
  8. Web site: Johnston . Trevor . 2012-06-28 . The Wedding Video . 2023-12-09 . Time Out Worldwide . en-GB . 2023-12-09 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231209164535/https://www.timeout.com/movies/the-wedding-video . live .
  9. Web site: Shooting People: The UK independent filmmakers network . 2023-11-26 . shootingpeople.org . en . 2023-11-26 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231126094244/https://shootingpeople.org/film/view/wisteria-cottage/ . live .
  10. Web site: 2022-03-26 . Matilda Cole - The High Dive (EP) + 10 Questions . 2023-11-30 . WORDPLAY . en-US . 2023-12-15 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231215020053/https://www.wordplaymagazine.com/blog-1/2022/3/24/matilda-cole-the-high-dive-ep-10-questions . live .
  11. Web site: Staff . Wonderland . 2021-08-27 . Matilda Cole Pays Tribute To The Weeknd As She Releases "The Hills" . 2023-11-28 . Wonderland . en-GB . 2023-12-15 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231215020054/https://www.wonderlandmagazine.com/2021/08/27/new-noise-matilda-cole/ . live .
  12. Web site: Gunn . Charlotte . 2020-11-20 . 45s of the week: Miley and Dua Lipa, Biig Piig, French Cassettes and more . 2023-11-30 . The Forty-Five . en-GB . 2022-01-18 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220118193118/https://thefortyfive.com/opinion/reviews/45s-of-the-week-miley-and-dua-lipa-biig-piig-french-cassettes-and-more/ . live .
  13. Web site: 2020-11-17 . Matilda Cole - 'The Clouds' . 2023-11-30 . When The Horn Blows . en-US . 2020-11-18 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201118142521/https://whenthehornblows.com/content/2020/11/16/matilda-cole-the-clouds . live .
  14. Web site: Murray . Robin . 2020-11-17 . Matilda Cole's 'The Clouds' Is Driven By The Beauty Of Friendship . 2023-11-30 . Clash Magazine Music News, Reviews & Interviews . en-GB . 2020-11-17 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201117114432/https://www.clashmusic.com/news/matilda-coles-the-clouds-is-driven-by-the-beauty-of-friendship . live .
  15. Web site: 2021-01-23 . Nieuwe single Matilda Cole - "Be There" . 2023-11-30 . Dansende Beren . nl . 2021-03-06 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210306021920/https://www.dansendeberen.be/2021/01/23/nieuwe-single-matilda-cole-be-there/ . live .
  16. Web site: H . Rob . 2021-01-22 . Emerging pop songwriter Matilda Cole pines for someone special on "Be There" . 2023-11-30 . Beats Per Minute . en-US . 2021-03-03 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210303202007/https://beatsperminute.com/emerging-pop-songwriter-matilda-cole-pines-for-someone-special-on-be-there/ . live .
  17. Web site: Dazed . 2021-06-04 . 8 albums to stream this week . 2023-12-01 . Dazed . en . 2021-06-22 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210622151112/https://www.dazeddigital.com/music/article/53042/1/new-music-friday-6-albums-to-stream-this-week-japanese-breakfast-brockhampton . live .
  18. Web site: 2021-06-14 . In Conversation With #140 - Matilda Cole . 2023-12-01 . When The Horn Blows . en-US . 2021-06-15 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210615180836/https://whenthehornblows.com/content/2021/6/14/in-conversation-with-140-matilda-cole . live .
  19. Web site: 2021-09-19 . Nieuwe single Matilda Cole - "Camden" . 2023-12-01 . Dansende Beren . nl . 2021-10-24 . https://web.archive.org/web/20211024101602/https://www.dansendeberen.be/2021/09/19/nieuwe-single-matilda-cole-camden/ . live .
  20. Web site: Murray . Robin . 2021-10-27 . Matilda Cole's 'Halloween' Is The Sound Of The Season . 2023-12-01 . Clash Magazine Music News, Reviews & Interviews . en-GB . 2021-12-08 . https://web.archive.org/web/20211208093750/https://www.clashmusic.com/news/matilda-coles-halloween-is-the-sound-of-the-season . live .
  21. Web site: Matilda Cole shares haunting new single "Halloween" Best Fit . 2023-12-01 . The Line of Best Fit . en-US . 2023-12-15 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231215020053/https://www.thelineofbestfit.com/new-music/discovery/matilda-cole-halloween . live .
  22. Web site: 2022-02-16 . Matilda Cole Unveils Her Flawless Visuals For "Again" . 2023-12-02 . raydarmagazine.com . en-US . 2023-12-15 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231215020053/https://raydarmagazine.com/matilda-cole-unveils-her-visuals-for-again/ . live .
  23. Web site: Ackroyd . Stephen . 2022-03-23 . Matilda Cole has debuted a new single, 'Bite Down' . 2023-12-02 . Dork . en-US . 2023-12-02 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231202130250/https://readdork.com/news/matilda-cole-new-single-bite-down/ . live .
  24. Web site: 11 May 2023 . Loud LDN X Spotify: The collaboration to tune to . 6 June 2023 . Shift London . 6 June 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230606091322/https://www.shiftlondon.org/news/loud-ldn-x-spotify-the-collaboration-to-tune-into/ . live .
  25. Web site: 19 December 2022 . "We're taking over the scene": meet Loud LDN, dance music's most vibrant new collective . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20230115185851/https://www.nme.com/features/music-interviews/loud-ldn-drum-n-bass-revival-piri-venbee-lucy-tun-radar-3367338 . 15 January 2023 . 15 January 2023 . NME.
  26. Web site: Staff . Wonderland . 2024-05-10 . Central Cee, Ice Spice & Mabel On This Week's Wonderlist . 2024-06-13 . Wonderland . en-GB.
  27. Web site: Staff . Wonderland . 2024-05-31 . Rita Ora and Shaboozey in Wonderlist . 2024-06-13 . Wonderland . en-GB.
  28. Web site: 2022-02-13 . Matilda Cole On How Music Has Allowed Her to Discover Herself . 2023-11-30 . Clique . en-US . 2022-05-03 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220503102813/https://www.thecliquemagazine.com/home/matilda-cole-on-how-music-has-allowed-her-to-discover-herself . live .
  29. Web site: Storey . Martha . 2021-09-20 . Track Review: Camden // Matilda Cole . 2023-12-01 . The Indiependent . en-GB . 2023-12-15 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231215020102/https://www.indiependent.co.uk/track-review-camden-matilda-cole/ . live .
  30. Web site: Spotify – Matilda Cole . 2024-06-13 . Spotify . en.