I’m quite disappointed that there are 10 comments for this video and most of them have to do with a musician who doesn’t fit it a neat little box?

@Matt: I don’t think there’s anything hard to sell about his image. He’s a folk-rock singer-songwriter who’s also influenced by R&B/Soul. That is nothing new, and most male singer-songwriters have had at least ONE song that is reggae-styled. You know what have been much harder to sell? The shiny-as-a-cue-ball, bald head dude used to rock.

The only thing that matters is what effect the music has on you. For me, the guy isn’t really doing anything different BUT it’s working because I’m buying into what he’s selling. Since 2001, pop/rock singer-songwriters have been a dime a dozen, but Morris stands out. He’s got songs that have great lyrical content and structure. He’s got a fantastic voice, and in interviews, he’s able to clearly articulates his vision as an artist and his views on non-music related topics. I honestly can’t ask for more from a pop artist.

And although most popular artists are usually crap at scouting other talents (e.g. Usher and Justin Bieber, Lil’ Wayne and pretty much all of Young Money), this was a good call on Justin’s part in my opinion. I’d like to see Matt Morris around for a while.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IU1yi2JyON0
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ILoC778I0tg

I just hate that he’s being called Justin’s “protege.” He wrote all of the good songs on Christina’s Stripped, and some stuff on FutureSex/LoveSounds.

see…that’s what I actually do like about him…he’s not going to be a “gay singer”, he’s likely not to get labeled like that. Not all gay guys who sing need to be like Elton, Boy George, or George Michael, and I actually appreciate that he isn’t like that in the least. One of my problems with Lambert is that he seems to feel he has to be over the top to be successful, but that starts to make his career more about his sexuality, than his singing.

Matt Morris is just a guy singing, like many other guys who sing, and oh yeah, if you read up you’ll find he’s gay.

*Dead* @ Matisyahu cuz lowkey he does look like him.

and the end of the song about love sounds like a 90′s choir vamp when they’d use Reggae to make songs sound cool.

Glambert > Matt Morris

I feel you though, because the reggae song with the spanish did have me like “O rly?” LOL! It was like Matisyahu meets Jason Mraz. A little off-putting but his voice is super smooth and I’ve been listening to the album and it didn’t NOT fit the vibe, so I’m not sure how to process him quite yet.