Matthew Good Wants To Be Like Radiohead And Nine Inch Nails

TORONTO — In a perfect world, Matthew Good would get his music out to as many people as possible as fast as possible.

That's part of the reason he's been streaming Vancouver, his new album, on his site for the past month, offering a free sneak peek to anyone who wants to hear the album before it becomes available for purchase on Tuesday.

"People should be able to hear it, I think. Make up their own minds about it before they buy it or not," says the singer/songwriter, who offered a similar preview for 2007's Hospital Music. "Not only that. As an artist, you're excited about it and you want people to fuckin' hear your work."

Good would actually love to make his work even more accessible, but admits the reality of his situation doesn't make that possible right now.

"A lot of people talk about the whole Nine Inch Nails/Radiohead giveaway thing, and one thing that gets lost in that conversation is that you're dealing with artists who have millions of dollars," Good says.

Being a Canadian rock star just doesn't provide the financial security, or fund the recording process well enough, to make that kind of model possible.

"In my case, I'm obviously on a major label and they gave me x amount of dollars to make a record and they need to recoup that money, so I still have to follow that kind of system of going about it," he says.

If circumstances were different, though, Good wouldn't hesitate to release albums, singles and EPs to the world whenever he felt like it.

"Had I that kind of money in the bank, I'd be all for it. I'd use that model in a heartbeat," he says. "Two years ago, I would have been doing what Radiohead's doing now. I'd record three tracks and I'd release them. Three tracks, release them. I'd go nuts, because I love that."

Here are Matthew Good's upcoming shows:

Nov. 3 Abbotsford, BC @ Abbey Arts Centre
Nov. 5 Nanaimo, BC @ Port Theatre
Nov. 6 Duncan, BC @ Cowichan Community Theatre
Nov. 7 Victoria, BC @ McPherson Playhouse
Nov. 9-10 Vancouver, BC @ The Centre For The Performing Arts
Nov. 11 Cranbrook, BC @ Key City Theatre
Nov. 13 Dawson Creek, BC @ Encanca Events Centre
Nov. 14 Edmonton, AB @ Shaw Conference Centre
Nov. 15 Calgary, AB @ Epcor Centre for the Performing Arts
Nov. 16 Red Deer, AB @ Red Deer Memorial Centre
Nov. 18 Calgary, AB @ Epcor Centre For The Performing Arts
Nov. 19 Saskatoon, SK @ TCU Place
Nov. 21 Winnipeg, MB @ Burton Cummings Theatre
Nov. 22 Thunder Bay, ON @ Thunder Bay Auditorium
Nov. 24 Barrie, ON @ Georgian College
Nov. 25 London, ON @ Centennial Hall
Nov. 26 North Bay, ON @ Capitol Theatre
Nov. 27 Parry Sound, ON @ Charles Stockey Centre
Nov. 28 Kingston, ON @ K-Rock Centre
Nov. 30 Kitchener, ON @ Centre In The Square
Dec. 1 Quebec City, QC @ Les Cercle
Dec. 3 Moncton, NB @ Oxygen Night Club
Dec. 4 Halifax, NS @ Cunard Centre
Dec. 5 St. John's, NL @ The Breezeway at University Centre
Dec. 8 Belleville, ON @ The Empire Theatre
Dec. 10 Montreal, QC @ The Metropolis
Dec. 11 Ottawa, ON @ National Arts Centre
Dec. 12 Sarnia, ON @ The Industry
Dec. 14 Peterborough, ON @ Showplace
Dec. 17 Hamilton, ON @ Hamilton Place Theatre
Dec. 18-19 Toronto, ON @ Massey Hall