RECURRING DREAMS

On his latest album, Heard Noises, Matt Berry takes a leap of faith musically and brings in a more reflective and, at times, confessional approach to lyric-writing. The actor-musician tells Prog about his mind-shift since entering his fifth decade and the very special gift he received from one of his musical heroes that’s also played a role on the album package.

Rob Hughes

Turning 50 last May was more than just an age thing for Matt Berry. His half-century milestone also happened to coincide with the end of his successful run in TV comedy-horror What We Do In The Shadows. Berry had been a central part of the series, playing pansexual vampire Laszlo Cravensworth, for more than five years. “I turned 50 on the last day that I filmed anything for that show,” he tells Prog. “So, that was a significant day for me. I hadn’t done it consciously, but everything I’d been writing from the year before was all geared around that. When I look back, it’s all pointing in that direction. I think certain things happen to you that force you to progress.” This subconscious reassessment of life and work fed…

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