Combining elements of folk, punk, pop and rock, Matt Pless can lyrically turn a phrase with the best of them and has been compared to some of the preeminent songwriters of our time. 


A consummate performer with a high-energy stage presence, Matt Pless travels the road continuously entertaining and astounding his audiences. With guitar and harmonica as his tools of choice and words as his main characters, he has shared the stage with the likes of Maroon 5, Rilo Kiley, Alkaline Trio, Arlo Guthrie, Bad Brains, Fallout Boy, All Time Low and others.

Matt’s extensive touring schedule has taken him to Europe, and across the U.S. multiple times playing venues from bars to boxcars and basements and everything in between...wherever there are people to hear his music. 

And almost anyone can relate to a Matt Pless song. His unique gift for writing lyrics and melodies that appeal to the core of the human condition is, like Matt himself, an experience.

That Loathsome Devil is a solo performer hailing from Portland, Oregon melding a blend of folk, jazz, blues, Latin and American roots music all wrapped in themes of doom and gloom. Haunting dives while haunted by ghosts of yesteryear, That Loathsome Devil was compelled, or some have whispered, possessed, by the notions of tragedy, bad luck, and troubles. With an affinity for the old ways, bred with the horrors of time, loss, and existential dread, something sprung from the deep, resulting in the tunes and woeful tales that is the amalgamation of that loathsome sound.