Matthew Caws

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Matthew Caws
Matthew Caws
Background information
Born	August 5, 1967 (1967-08-05) (age 40) New York City, U.S.
Occupation(s)	Musician Songwriter
Instrument(s)	Vocals, Guitar
Years active	1985 - Present
Label(s)	Barsuk Records Elektra Heavenly Records (UK) City Slang Records (UK)
Website	Official website MySpace Page MOG Page

Matthew Caws (1967)is the lead singer of the band Nada Surf. His parents are Peter Caws and Mary Ann Caws.

[edit] Biography

Matthew Caws' parents, both university professors, took sabbaticals in France—in Paris, and in the Vaucluse in Provence—which helped Matthew develop early skills in French. When the family returned to New York, his parents send him to le Lycée Français de New York. There he joined The Cost of Living (in 1982 or 1983), a band formed by a teacher, Patrick Thouron, and a few students, including Daniel Lorca, Stéphane Dehais, and Fabrice Griffouliere-Frere, initiating a long friendship and a promising collaboration.

The Cost of Living split up in 1990, after having released two records, played in venues such as the CBGB, and even having a video played on MTV, but Matthew and Daniel join another band, Because Because Because, with two other musicians. This enterprise was short-lived and they soon split up, despite the recording of a demo, unreleased to this day, for the label Stickboy, which would later release Nada Surf's first single, the "The Plan/Telescope" 7", in 1994.

Hilary, Matthew's elder sister, was a DJ for a campus radio. She helped to develop and to influence her younger brother's musical tastes, lending him records from her impressive collection and cassette tapes of her show. Matthew joined the project initiated by Hilary and her partner Jonathan, The Silly Pillows, for a few collaborations.

He was also writing and editing for Guitar World, interviewing, among others, Oasis and Mick Jones.^{[citation needed]}