MATTHEW LARSEN

WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS MUSICIAN WITH AN OLD PIANO AND THE DOCUMENTS

Hello

I live in Northampton, Massachusetts USA and write melancholy indie-folk songs on an old piano and some old keyboards. I spend a lot of time on the living room piano and in my basement laundry room filled with old keyboards.

I’ve made a number of records over the years with a rotating cast of friends and fellow musicians (Matthew Larsen and The Documents). You can find those records on the internet easily at any of the usual streaming services. We’ve tracked a new record in 2026 and are adding some finishing touches. Hoping to release it in the fall. 

I made some records a long time ago with a few of my former bands too (Smokejumpers, Northernly). Those are somewhere in a box in the depths of the basement, whatever is left of MySpace, or probably on Bandcamp and Soundcloud if you look around.

See you soon,

Matthew

Sometimes short, quiet and sweet– other times building into wall-of-sound anthems, Matthew Larsen and The Documents’ introspective indie-folk piano songs often recall loss, relationships, and serious health issues (Matthew’s own experience with cancer and mortality). His songs are lovingly written and recorded in studios, hallways, and living rooms in Western Massachusetts, New York, and Los Angeles.  

  • We’re The Same

    We’re The Same

    I wrote this song in 2016 and we recorded some of the tracks for this sometime in 2018. We revisited in 2022. It was mixed and mastered by Mark Alan Miller at Sonelab in Easthampton, MA and released on December 16, 2022.

  • Holding Pattern

    Holding Pattern

    I made this record in 2015 with so many talented friends. We recorded it mostly at Sonelab in Easthampton, Massachusetts but there were contributions from elsewhere, thanks to the magic of the internet.

  • Apheresis

    Apheresis

    I received a grant from the SamFUND that allowed me the financial ability to go into a studio, after a decade of crushing medical debt from cancer treatments. It was recorded at Sackamusic in Conway, Massachusetts with contributions from friends in California, New York, and elsewhere. I didn’t actually have a band but quickly recruited…