„For some it seems a mistake, for me it's a way of life.“ This line from the song Sweet Kiss In The Afterlife tells the story of Scott Matthews‘ life. In a nutshell. A life that is brimming with longing for a sanctuary, for a place to wait for a love that sure will come some day.

But there is a new vibe going on, too, something we are not used from the shy young man with the long beard. Something is different on his third album. „I came to terms with myself“, explains Scott Matthew. He gained confidence and he understood that he has the right to lead a life away from the conservative norm. And that it is about time to tell the world by singing his songs.

A song like No Place Called Hell is a good example for his progress – as it is Matthews‘ very own protest song against bigotry and intolerance, propelled by a mouth trumpet solo. Songs like Felicity, Devils`s Only Child and The Wonder Of Falling In Love carry a positive lightness new to the Australian expatriate. All in all „Gallantry's Favorite Son“ is more playful, more diverse and experimental than it’s predecessors. Yet the lyrics still revolve around his favourite topics – love, the pain of seperation, loneliness – things Scott witnessed over and over again.

And again there are plenty of goosebump moments. Sinking for example, Scott’s most personal song ever. Or when in Buried Alive – a song about a love that died and refuses to be buried - ghostly voices come into the foreground to create a creepy atmosphere. „It's taken this song to expel the dirt“, he whispers in True Sting, mourning about a lost love and creating a new place for his agony – the song.

„Gallantry's Favorite Son“, whose old-fashioned title was chosen deliberately to emphasize Scott’s organic and romantic approach to music, is the almagamation of his experiences since.......
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