Matilda Cole

Matilda Clementine Isitt Cole{{Cite web |title=COLE MATILDA CLEMENTINE ISITT |url=https://www.ascap.com/repertory#/ace/writer/1075106385/COLE%20MATILDA%20CLEMENTINE%20ISITT |access-date=26 November 2023 |website=ASCAP |archive-date=6 February 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170206145055/https://www.ascap.com/repertory#/ace/writer/1075106385/COLE%20MATILDA%20CLEMENTINE%20ISITT |url-status=live }} was born in Sussex, though spent periods living in Los Angeles{{Cite web |last=Daniels |first=Maisie |date=2021-10-31 |title=INTRODUCING: MATILDA COLE |url=https://www.fwordmag.com/single-post/introducing-matilda-cole |access-date=2023-11-26 |website=fword |language=en |archive-date=2023-11-26 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231126094244/https://www.fwordmag.com/single-post/introducing-matilda-cole |url-status=live }} and Camden Town{{Cite web |last=Wyatt |first=Sophie |title=Matilda Cole on entering the music scene and her newest track 'Camden' |url=https://www.hastemagazine.co.uk/matilda-cole-on-entering-the-music-scene-and-her-newest-track-camden/ |access-date=2023-11-26 |website=Haste Magazine |language=en |archive-date=2023-11-26 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231126094246/https://www.hastemagazine.co.uk/matilda-cole-on-entering-the-music-scene-and-her-newest-track-camden/ |url-status=live }} before moving to Brighton.{{Cite web |date=2021-09-15 |title=Matilda Cole Discusses Her New Song, "Camden" |url=https://twentyminuteslater.com/home/2021/9/15/matilda-cole-discusses-her-new-song-camden |access-date=2023-11-26 |website=TWENTY MINUTES LATER |language=en-US |archive-date=2023-12-15 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231215020053/https://twentyminuteslater.com/home/2021/9/15/matilda-cole-discusses-her-new-song-camden |url-status=live }} Her mother is Kate Isitt, an actress, and her father is Nigel Cole, a film director who played guitar and would buy egg-shaped shakers for her to play along with him. She later attended Dharma Primary School.{{Cite web |date=2022-02-17 |title=Matilda Cole: 'I used to think love was about being in pain' whynow |url=https://whynow.co.uk/read/matilda-cole-interview |access-date=2023-11-28 |website=whynow |language=en-GB |archive-date=2022-02-17 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220217143809/https://whynow.co.uk/read/matilda-cole-interview |url-status=live }} In 2010, she played Emily in Made in Dagenham, and in 2012 she played a bridesmaid in The Wedding Video,{{Cite web |title=Matilda Cole |url=https://www2.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2be2f46789 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190422180847/http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2be2f46789 |url-status=dead |archive-date=22 April 2019 |access-date=2023-06-23 |website=BFI |language=en}} both of which were directed by her father;{{Cite web |last=Johnston |first=Trevor |date=2012-06-28 |title=The Wedding Video |url=https://www.timeout.com/movies/the-wedding-video |access-date=2023-12-09 |website=Time Out Worldwide |language=en-GB |archive-date=2023-12-09 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231209164535/https://www.timeout.com/movies/the-wedding-video |url-status=live }} she later played Madeleine in his 2019 film short Wisteria Cottage.{{Cite web |title=Shooting People: The UK independent filmmakers network |url=https://shootingpeople.org/film/view/wisteria-cottage/ |access-date=2023-11-26 |website=shootingpeople.org |language=en |archive-date=2023-11-26 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231126094244/https://shootingpeople.org/film/view/wisteria-cottage/ |url-status=live }}

She realised she wanted to be a full-time musician aged seven after seeing Miley Cyrus perform at the O2 Arena, and wrote her first song in the car journey back to her hotel; she later created a YouTube account called "matilda cole vevo".{{Cite web |date=2022-03-26 |title=Matilda Cole - The High Dive (EP) + 10 Questions |url=https://www.wordplaymagazine.com/blog-1/2022/3/24/matilda-cole-the-high-dive-ep-10-questions |access-date=2023-11-30 |website=WORDPLAY |language=en-US |archive-date=2023-12-15 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231215020053/https://www.wordplaymagazine.com/blog-1/2022/3/24/matilda-cole-the-high-dive-ep-10-questions |url-status=live }} Aged sixteen, after putting a cover on SoundCloud, she was messaged by a London-based talent manager, who took her on as a client, and in March 2020, she withdrew from her A-levels four months early, and signed a record deal.{{Cite web |author=Wonderland Staff |date=2021-08-27 |title=Matilda Cole Pays Tribute To The Weeknd As She Releases "The Hills" |url=https://www.wonderlandmagazine.com/2021/08/27/new-noise-matilda-cole/ |access-date=2023-11-28 |website=Wonderland |language=en-GB |archive-date=2023-12-15 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231215020054/https://www.wonderlandmagazine.com/2021/08/27/new-noise-matilda-cole/ |url-status=live }} In November 2020, she released "The Clouds",{{Cite web |last=Gunn |first=Charlotte |date=2020-11-20 |title=45s of the week: Miley and Dua Lipa, Biig Piig, French Cassettes and more |url=https://thefortyfive.com/opinion/reviews/45s-of-the-week-miley-and-dua-lipa-biig-piig-french-cassettes-and-more/ |access-date=2023-11-30 |website=The Forty-Five |language=en-GB |archive-date=2022-01-18 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220118193118/https://thefortyfive.com/opinion/reviews/45s-of-the-week-miley-and-dua-lipa-biig-piig-french-cassettes-and-more/ |url-status=live }} a song about her teenage friendships and relationships{{Cite web |date=2020-11-17 |title=Matilda Cole - 'The Clouds' |url=https://whenthehornblows.com/content/2020/11/16/matilda-cole-the-clouds |access-date=2023-11-30 |website=When The Horn Blows |language=en-US |archive-date=2020-11-18 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201118142521/https://whenthehornblows.com/content/2020/11/16/matilda-cole-the-clouds |url-status=live }} for which a music video was directed by Amy Becker-Burnett,{{Cite web |last=Murray |first=Robin |date=2020-11-17 |title=Matilda Cole's 'The Clouds' Is Driven By The Beauty Of Friendship |url=https://www.clashmusic.com/news/matilda-coles-the-clouds-is-driven-by-the-beauty-of-friendship/ |access-date=2023-11-30 |website=Clash Magazine Music News, Reviews & Interviews |language=en-GB |archive-date=2020-11-17 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201117114432/https://www.clashmusic.com/news/matilda-coles-the-clouds-is-driven-by-the-beauty-of-friendship |url-status=live }} and then the following January, she released "Be There",{{Cite web |date=2021-01-23 |title=Nieuwe single Matilda Cole - "Be There" |url=https://www.dansendeberen.be/2021/01/23/nieuwe-single-matilda-cole-be-there/ |access-date=2023-11-30 |website=Dansende Beren |language=nl |archive-date=2021-03-06 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210306021920/https://www.dansendeberen.be/2021/01/23/nieuwe-single-matilda-cole-be-there/ |url-status=live }} a song about extreme affection for someone to the point of ego death.{{Cite web |last=H |first=Rob |date=2021-01-22 |title=Emerging pop songwriter Matilda Cole pines for someone special on "Be There" |url=https://beatsperminute.com/emerging-pop-songwriter-matilda-cole-pines-for-someone-special-on-be-there/ |access-date=2023-11-30 |website=Beats Per Minute |language=en-US |archive-date=2021-03-03 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210303202007/https://beatsperminute.com/emerging-pop-songwriter-matilda-cole-pines-for-someone-special-on-be-there/ |url-status=live }} In June 2021, she released Milk Teeth,{{Cite web |last=Dazed |date=2021-06-04 |title=8 albums to stream this week |url=https://www.dazeddigital.com/music/article/53042/1/new-music-friday-6-albums-to-stream-this-week-japanese-breakfast-brockhampton |access-date=2023-12-01 |website=Dazed |language=en |archive-date=2021-06-22 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210622151112/https://www.dazeddigital.com/music/article/53042/1/new-music-friday-6-albums-to-stream-this-week-japanese-breakfast-brockhampton |url-status=live }} an EP written about her adolescence, with the title being a reference to deciduous teeth.{{Cite web |date=2021-06-14 |title=In Conversation With #140 - Matilda Cole |url=https://whenthehornblows.com/content/2021/6/14/in-conversation-with-140-matilda-cole |access-date=2023-12-01 |website=When The Horn Blows |language=en-US |archive-date=2021-06-15 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210615180836/https://whenthehornblows.com/content/2021/6/14/in-conversation-with-140-matilda-cole |url-status=live }}

Cole then released a cover of the Weeknd's "The Hills", intended as a stopgap between EPs, and then in September 2021, she released "Camden", a song about divorce,{{Cite web |date=2021-09-19 |title=Nieuwe single Matilda Cole - "Camden" |url=https://www.dansendeberen.be/2021/09/19/nieuwe-single-matilda-cole-camden/ |access-date=2023-12-01 |website=Dansende Beren |language=nl |archive-date=2021-10-24 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211024101602/https://www.dansendeberen.be/2021/09/19/nieuwe-single-matilda-cole-camden/ |url-status=live }} which she had written during a writing session in Copenhagen in October 2020 about her parents' separation at the beginning of the pandemic. The following month, she released "Halloween", which she wrote after researching Pagan and Wiccan traditions around the Samhain period and about having to beg a partner to spend time with them and treat them properly,{{Cite web |last=Murray |first=Robin |date=2021-10-27 |title=Matilda Cole's 'Halloween' Is The Sound Of The Season |url=https://www.clashmusic.com/news/matilda-coles-halloween-is-the-sound-of-the-season/ |access-date=2023-12-01 |website=Clash Magazine Music News, Reviews & Interviews |language=en-GB |archive-date=2021-12-08 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211208093750/https://www.clashmusic.com/news/matilda-coles-halloween-is-the-sound-of-the-season |url-status=live }} and accompanied it with a music video set at a Halloween house party.{{Cite web |title=Matilda Cole shares haunting new single "Halloween" {{!}} Best Fit |url=https://www.thelineofbestfit.com/new-music/discovery/matilda-cole-halloween |access-date=2023-12-01 |website=The Line of Best Fit |language=en-US |archive-date=2023-12-15 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231215020053/https://www.thelineofbestfit.com/new-music/discovery/matilda-cole-halloween |url-status=live }} In February 2022, she released "Again", about allowing herself to be repeatedly treated poorly, which was accompanied by a music video directed by Amy Becker-Burnett,{{Cite web |date=2022-02-16 |title=Matilda Cole Unveils Her Flawless Visuals For "Again" |url=https://raydarmagazine.com/matilda-cole-unveils-her-visuals-for-again/ |access-date=2023-12-02 |website=raydarmagazine.com |language=en-US |archive-date=2023-12-15 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231215020053/https://raydarmagazine.com/matilda-cole-unveils-her-visuals-for-again/ |url-status=live }} and then the following month she released The High Dive, an EP, which featured "Bite Down".{{Cite web |last=Ackroyd |first=Stephen |date=2022-03-23 |title=Matilda Cole has debuted a new single, 'Bite Down' |url=https://readdork.com/news/matilda-cole-new-single-bite-down/ |access-date=2023-12-02 |website=Dork |language=en-US |archive-date=2023-12-02 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231202130250/https://readdork.com/news/matilda-cole-new-single-bite-down/ |url-status=live }}

Cole then joined Loud LDN,{{cite web |date=11 May 2023 |title=Loud LDN X Spotify: The collaboration to tune to |url=https://www.shiftlondon.org/news/loud-ldn-x-spotify-the-collaboration-to-tune-into/ |accessdate=6 June 2023 |publisher=Shift London |archive-date=6 June 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230606091322/https://www.shiftlondon.org/news/loud-ldn-x-spotify-the-collaboration-to-tune-into/ |url-status=live }} a collective of London-based women and genderqueer musicians founded in May 2022,{{cite web |date=19 December 2022 |title="We're taking over the scene": meet Loud LDN, dance music's most vibrant new collective |url=https://www.nme.com/features/music-interviews/loud-ldn-drum-n-bass-revival-piri-venbee-lucy-tun-radar-3367338 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230115185851/https://www.nme.com/features/music-interviews/loud-ldn-drum-n-bass-revival-piri-venbee-lucy-tun-radar-3367338 |archive-date=15 January 2023 |access-date=15 January 2023 |publisher=NME}} as an original member. She released a further track, "Big Mouth", in May 2024, having written the track after being harassed by a drunk male during a trip to London.{{Cite web |author=Wonderland Staff |date=2024-05-10 |title=Central Cee, Ice Spice & Mabel On This Week's Wonderlist |url=https://www.wonderlandmagazine.com/2024/05/10/wonderlist-183/ |access-date=2024-06-13 |website=Wonderland |language=en-GB}} She followed the track later that month with "Mortal",{{Cite web |author=Wonderland Staff |date=2024-05-31 |title=Rita Ora and Shaboozey in Wonderlist |url=https://www.wonderlandmagazine.com/2024/05/31/wonderlist-184/ |access-date=2024-06-13 |website=Wonderland |language=en-GB}} a track about queer love,{{Cite web |author=Wonderland Staff |date=2024-08-27 |title=Matilda Cole Talks "Pomegranate" |url=https://www.wonderlandmagazine.com/2024/08/27/matilda-cole/ |access-date=2024-10-24 |website=Wonderland |language=en-GB}} and then that July with "Shiny Things", a track about the way some men use women as status symbols.{{Cite web |last=Cattermole |first=Liam |date=2024-07-19 |title=UNDISCOVERED #204: Downtown Kayoto, Äyanna & BAKEY |url=https://notion.online/undiscovered204-downtown-kayoto-ayanna-bakey/ |access-date=2024-10-24 |website=Notion |language=en-GB}} In August, she followed the following month with the EP Pomegranate, which took its name from the Greek myth of Persephone, in which she ate six pomegranate seeds.

In a February 2022 interview with Clique, she cited Lorde’s first album Pure Heroine as "a huge huge influence" on her, and additionally cited Father John Misty, the Blue Nile, and Samia as influences;{{Cite web |date=2022-02-13 |title=Matilda Cole On How Music Has Allowed Her to Discover Herself |url=https://www.thecliquemagazine.com/home/matilda-cole-on-how-music-has-allowed-her-to-discover-herself |access-date=2023-11-30 |website=Clique |language=en-US |archive-date=2022-05-03 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220503102813/https://www.thecliquemagazine.com/home/matilda-cole-on-how-music-has-allowed-her-to-discover-herself |url-status=live }} the following month, in an interview with Wordplay, she stated that "the biggest influence" on her writing was from the way Hozier wrote, and that she drew "a lot of influence" from the folk and rock music that her father had played when she was growing up. Pomegranate was inspired by Slowdive, Pinegrove, Sharon Van Etten, Julia Jacklin, Samia, Alabama Shakes, Brittany Howard, My Bloody Valentine, and Duster. Reviewing "Camden", Martha Storey of the Indiependent described Cole's vocals as "Maggie Rogers-esque",{{Cite web |last=Storey |first=Martha |date=2021-09-20 |title=Track Review: Camden // Matilda Cole |url=https://www.indiependent.co.uk/track-review-camden-matilda-cole/ |access-date=2023-12-01 |website=The Indiependent |language=en-GB |archive-date=2023-12-15 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231215020102/https://www.indiependent.co.uk/track-review-camden-matilda-cole/ |url-status=live }} while in 2022 Eva Pentel of Fword described her as an "indie-pop" artist.

• Milk Teeth (2021)
• The High Dive (2022)
• Pomegranate (2024)

• "The Clouds" (2020)
• "Be There" (2021)
• "Stay Awake" (2021){{Citation |title=Stay Awake |date=2021-03-09 |url=https://open.spotify.com/album/2hlNoSZwJnMCGMj7r1LdAW |access-date=2023-12-01 |language=en |archive-date=2021-03-09 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210309053705/https://open.spotify.com/album/2hlNoSZwJnMCGMj7r1LdAW |url-status=live }}
• "Afternoon Haze" (2021){{Citation |title=Afternoon Haze |date=2021-06-04 |url=https://open.spotify.com/track/33W4P13QaIC1DagMk9aZvm |access-date=2023-12-01 |language=en |archive-date=2021-06-05 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210605135535/https://open.spotify.com/track/33W4P13QaIC1DagMk9aZvm |url-status=live }}
• "Camden" (2021)
• "Halloween" (2021)
• "Again" (2022)
• "Big Mouth" (2024)
• "Mortal" (2024)
• "Shiny Things" (2024)

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