Matthew Devereux from The Pale releases new single 'Government Milk' from his new upcoming solo album 'Keep Sketch'

Government Milk is the second single to be taken from Matthew's brand new album entitled 'Keep Sketch' and features ten brand new songs which were written, performed, and produced solely by Matthew and released on his own House Devil Record Label.
The album recounts stories of growing up on the northside of Dublin, which will surely bring back memories to many. 'Keep Sketch' is available to Stream and download now.

Best known for his work as the frontman for the legendary Irish band, The Pale, who were responsible for the release of the Irish classics 'Butterfly' and 'Dogs With No Tails' in the 1990s. 'Keep Sketch' sees Matthew create a totally different mood to last year's solo album 'House Devil' by featuring only electronic instruments in the recording of all songs with the exception of his vocals.

Government Milk is available to stream and download from Bandcamp and all usual streaming platforms now!

Keep Sketch is out now!

'Having a fist fight after school was a normal enough experience when I was young, sometimes you watched and sometimes you took part. There was a very particular  way it all began, and a very particular way it resolved almost every time. This song is about feuding, turning to bonding and how feral school could get.' Matthew Devereux

“Already known as the dynamic force of The Pale, Devereux presents the other side of his creativity. Intimate, more gentle, darker and haunting yet still containing razor sharp lyrics” Music of the heart.

“Still has the wit, intelligent and clarity of vision to still get his points across” The Goo

Dublin born Matthew Devereux has been actively making music since 1990, beginning with the formation of the much-loved Dublin band The Pale who immediately began to captivate audiences with their energetic live shows which quickly led to a bidding war between numerous record labels battling to sign them up. 

Eventually signing with A&M Records and releasing their debut album Here’s One We Made Earlier in 1992, the album featured the classic Irish singles 'Butterfly’ And ‘Dogs With No Tails’ They have toured the world extensively and have made a dozen albums to date and recently celebrated their 30th anniversary in the music industry and released a career spanning best of collection entitled ‘Paleanthology.’

The Pale have always been known for their genre jumping musical stylings and experimenting with idiosyncratic instrumentation and continuing in this spirit of experimentation, Matthew released an album of instrumental ambient electronic music in 2003 entitled ‘Tap, Tap, Tap which received great critical acclaim on its release. 2024 eventually saw Matthew release a follow up Solo album of original songs entitled House Devil.