The 2022 SIngles
As the world began opening up in April 2021, Matt began working on a brand-new batch of singles with his longterm collaborator, arranger Callum Au. After an endless stream of false starts and studio closures due to the pandemic, the singles were finally recorded in January 2022 at EastWest Studios in Hollywood and released between May 2022 and Feburary 2023. Matt co-produced these tracks with the GRAMMY award-winning team of Justin Moshkevich, Gustavo Borner and Phil Levine, of Igloo Music.
You can watch + download these on Spotify, iTunes, Apple Music, Amazon, Tidal and YouTube (links below). You can also hear them being played regularly on Sirius XM’s “Siriusly Sinatra” and France’s Crooner Radio.
Album Photography by Jeffrey Fountain
Canadian pop crooner Matt Forbes reimagines 'The Boulevard of Broken Dreams' with a 43-piece orchestra. Recorded at EastWest Studios in Hollywood. It's a song written in the '30s, made famous in the '50s by Tony Bennett that's been totally reimagined for the '20s. Stream the track: lnk.to/TheBoulevard
Matt Forbes celebrates Mel Brooks’ 96th birthday by reimagining “That Face” (from ‘The Producers’) as a finger-snapping swinger, arranged by Callum Au. Stream the track here: lnk.to/ThatFace
Matt Forbes gives Michel Legrand’s timeless ballad “I Will Wait For You” a Latin Big Band makeover! Arranged by Callum Au. Stream the track here: lnk.to/IWillWait4You
Go inside Hollywood's EastWest Studios as Matt Forbes records "Fly Me to the Moon". Forbes notes: "It was the first Frank Sinatra song I heard as a child, and has become the most requested song I record. So as tip of the hat to my fans and the legends that have inspired me, we've lovingly given this classic a fresh coat of paint!" Stream the track here: lnk.to/FlyMe2TheMoon
Just in time for the holidays, Matt puts his spin on "You're A Mean One, Mr. Grinch". Inspired by the great Cab Calloway, Matt and arranger Martin Williams turned this Dr. Seuss classic into one big, brassy showstopper! Stream the track: lnk.to/MrGrinch
Just in time for Valentine’s Day, Matt reimagines the classic "Happy Together". Inspired by the brassy, big band sounds of Henry Mancini and Neal Hefti, Matt and arranger Callum Au took this iconic song and placed it right back into swingin’ 1967. Co-produced with the GRAMMY award-winning team of Justin Moshkevich, Phil Levine & Gustavo Borner. Stream the track: lnk.to/HappyTogether