Ally Palmer and okmattcollins Release New Single "Can I Be Yours Tonight"
Byron Bay based multi-instrumentalist and singer-songwriters Ally Palmer and Matt Collins aka okmattcollins have just released their joint collaboration “Can I be Yours Tonight”. Reflective of the music they love and listened to throughout their musical life such as Donny Hathaway and Van Morrison, Palmer and Collins have created a stunning track with elements of 60’s surf pop resulting in an enticing blend of vulnerability and strength.
In 2016 Ally decided to take the plunge and pursue her original music. She has since released two EP’s, both receiving Australia wide radio airplay and gaining herself a spot at 2017’s Byron Bay Bluesfest. The film clip for her most recent release, ‘Takin’ It Easy’ received viral attention, gaining over 100K views on Facebook.
Speaking on the track, Ally Palmer said, “Can I Be Yours Tonight was written with my good friend and very talented musician/songwriter/producer ‘okmattcollins’. I was lucky enough to work with Collins when creating my album back in 2020. I was talking to Collins and we were searching for fresh ideas for the album when he just started playing this beautiful chord progression on his acoustic guitar. Our voices and songwriting just gelled so nicely together.”
The idea for the collaboration “Can I Be Yours” came about during the process of writing and planning Ally’s album since she was looking for more material. The track was created while Matt was inspired and influenced by Alex Turner’s (Arctic Monkeys) soundtrack to the 2010 indie film “Submarine”
“We had planned on writing a track together, so I showed her this and she really liked it. I took out the second verse and she wrote a beautiful story and sang it so effortlessly perfect. We worked on the structure before bringing it to Rockinghorse Studios in Byron Bay where we arranged and performed the instrumentation.” says okmattcollins.
okmattcollins is the solo project of WHARVES frontman Matt Collins. While domestic and international touring has been limited/non-existent for the past two years Matt has been busy writing, producing and recording for himself plus a wide range of Australian Artists. In November 2021 he released his debut EP ‘Everything’s Changing’ and is currently writing his sophomore EP which will be released later in 2022.
This new direction they’re taking on together has injected more soul into the sound, combining old school soul with smooth and uplifting lyrics and we can’t get enough of it. Ally Palmer and okmattcollins’ brand new track Can I Be Yours is available to stream on all platforms now.
