Onelinedrawing

Onelinedrawing is the project name under which Jonah Matranga releases albums with a pop and indie character, separate from the rock bands Far, Gratitude and New End Original. This evening's concert is at YES Basement in Manchester.

Jonah Matranga has spent roughly the last fifteen years fronting the rock bands Far, Gratitude and New End Original, while also making more solo-leaning albums as Onelinedrawing and under the artist's own name. The latest album, You're All Those Things And Then You're None, began as solo acoustic recordings that were then shared so that others could add their own ideas. The track Happy-Hee gathers more than thirty singers, Kimya Dawson among them.

The album moves from the rocking This Is Who I'm Gonna Be and Hold On to the synth-driven pop of I Just Died In The Air, a pastiche of 1980s hits, and then to the sparse You Belong To Me and Secret World. A crowd-funded covers record, Voices & Dedication, reworks songs by Bruce Springsteen, Tom Waits, Tori Amos, Mazzy Star and Alkaline Trio. Matranga has worked or toured with artists ranging from The Weakerthans and Frank Turner to Sepultura, and has appeared on records by Fort Minor, Lupe Fiasco, Thursday and Deftones.

Matranga has played house shows as well as large festivals. YES Basement mainly hosts concerts, with a focus on pop, rock and indie music, so the night suits listeners drawn to those styles.