Onelinedrawing

Onelinedrawing is a music project led by Jonah Matranga, appearing at The Hug and Pint in Glasgow. It draws on pop, rock and indie songwriting, from acoustic beginnings to full band arrangements.

Onelinedrawing is the project of Jonah Matranga, whose work over roughly fifteen years spans rock bands and more personal albums. Matranga has fronted Far, Gratitude and New End Original, and has released records both as Onelinedrawing and under Matranga's own name. Recordings have been made on very different budgets, from modest to substantial.

The most recent album, You're All Those Things And Then You're None, started as solo acoustic versions of its songs, which were then shared so that others could add their own ideas. One track, Happy-Hee, gathers more than thirty singers, including Kimya Dawson, into a tender and unusual collage. The songs move from driving numbers such as This Is Who I'm Gonna Be and Hold On to synth-driven pop in I Just Died In The Air, and to sparse pieces such as You Belong To Me.

Voices & Dedication, a crowd-funded covers album, reinterprets songs by Bruce Springsteen, Tom Waits, Tori Amos, Mazzy Star and Alkaline Trio, along with eleven more. Matranga has worked and toured with The Weakerthans, Frank Turner and Sepultura, and has appeared on records by Fort Minor, Lupe Fiasco, Thursday and Deftones. Matranga plays both house shows and large festivals, bringing the same ambitious songwriting, wit and honesty to each. The Hug and Pint mainly hosts concerts, with a focus on pop, rock and indie music.