I am a 30 something singer songwriter from Cardiff, UK.

My influences include but are not limited to: Manic Street Preachers, Oasis, Bruce Springsteen, U2, Ghost, Alice in Chains, Pearl Jam, Nirvana, Foo Fighters, Porcupine Tree, Chevelle, Biffy Clyro, Bleachers, Green Day, Guns n’ Roses, Nine Inch Nails, Jimmy Eat World, Neil Young, Ryan Adams, Queens of the Stone Age, Sam Fender, Smashing Pumpkins, Stereophonics, Stone Temple Pilots, Led Zeppelin, Therapy?, Tool, Turin Brakes and many more.

Last year I recorded and released 4 albums. Two ‘Solo’ albums under my given name ‘Matthew Dunn’ and two under my pseudonym ‘Zodiac 68’.

My latest release was the album ‘Anonymous’

https://zodiac68.bandcamp.com/album/anonymous

It’s been a tough 12 months since last years FAWM. After a lot of tests I was diagnosed with Ménière’s Disease which has caused me pretty severe hearing loss in my right ear. I had a hearing aid for the first time so it’s been a lot of adjusting to continue my love of music. Luckily things seems to be going in the right direction and I’m excited to see what I can come up with this year.

The plan is to write what comes naturally this year. I’m not aiming for a ‘grunge’ album or ‘Americana’ album like I did last year. I’m going to trust my instincts and not second guess myself too much.

To speed things up I’m going to be using lyrics that have been kindly donated by my brother (A much better lyricist than me). Due to an impending holiday I’m only here til 20th Feb so I need to be very efficient to get to the 14 tracks. But I am confident. Let’s do this!!!