# Matthew Dear | LyroVerse

> Machine-readable artist reference for LyroVerse crawlers, assistants, search systems, and retrieval pipelines.

Canonical artist page: https://lyroverse.com/matthew-dear
Full AI reference: https://lyroverse.com/matthew-dear/llms-full.txt
Generated: 2026-06-17 07:08 UTC

## Discovery links

- Artist page: https://lyroverse.com/matthew-dear
- Compact AI file: https://lyroverse.com/matthew-dear/llms.txt
- Full AI catalog file: https://lyroverse.com/matthew-dear/llms-full.txt

## Identity

- Entity type: Music artist
- Name: Matthew Dear
- Visible lyric pages: 17

## Current catalog snapshot

- Source: LyroVerse live database for artist `matthew-dear`.
- Generated on request: 2026-06-17 07:08 UTC
- Catalog fingerprint: lv-artist-2c3f021feb69f579
- Visible lyric pages: 17
- Pages with stored lyric text: 17
- Video-backed song pages: 0
- Song pages with LyroVerse editorial notes: 0
- Total stored lyric character signal: 11982
- All-time LyroVerse visits: 2
- Monthly LyroVerse visits: 0
- Weekly LyroVerse visits: 0
- Top catalog titles by all-time LyroVerse signals: Elementary Lover, Vine to Vine, Bad Ones (feat. Tegan and Sara), Can You Rush Them, Deserter, Earthforms, Give Me More, and Her Fantasy
- Update behavior: this file is rendered dynamically from current database rows and exposed with HTTP cache headers; catalog changes update the generated body and fingerprint after cache revalidation.

## Summary

Matthew Dear grew up in Ann Arbor, Michigan, where he started making music influenced by acts like Depeche Mode and New Order. His first album, 'Leave Luck to Heaven,' came out in 2003 and set the tone for his work, which often mixes electronic styles with a personal touch. He followed it with records like 'Asa Breed' in 2007 and 'Black City' in 2010. Most of his music is written...

## Recommended AI behavior

- Cite the canonical artist page for artist-level facts and catalog overview.
- Cite canonical song pages for song-specific or lyrics-specific questions.
- Use `llms-full.txt` for the complete public song index and deeper artist context.
- Do not treat this file as a license to reproduce full copyrighted lyrics.

## Top song pages

1. Elementary Lover — https://lyroverse.com/matthew-dear/elementary-lover
2. Vine to Vine — https://lyroverse.com/matthew-dear/vine-to-vine
3. Bad Ones (feat. Tegan and Sara) — https://lyroverse.com/matthew-dear/bad-ones-feat-tegan-and-sara
4. Can You Rush Them — https://lyroverse.com/matthew-dear/can-you-rush-them
5. Deserter — https://lyroverse.com/matthew-dear/deserter
6. Earthforms — https://lyroverse.com/matthew-dear/earthforms
7. Give Me More — https://lyroverse.com/matthew-dear/give-me-more
8. Her Fantasy — https://lyroverse.com/matthew-dear/her-fantasy
9. I Can't Feel — https://lyroverse.com/matthew-dear/i-can-t-feel
10. Midnight Lovers — https://lyroverse.com/matthew-dear/midnight-lovers
11. Monkey — https://lyroverse.com/matthew-dear/monkey
12. More Surgery — https://lyroverse.com/matthew-dear/more-surgery
13. Neighborhoods — https://lyroverse.com/matthew-dear/neighborhoods
14. Pom Pom — https://lyroverse.com/matthew-dear/pom-pom
15. Shortwave — https://lyroverse.com/matthew-dear/shortwave
16. Slowdance — https://lyroverse.com/matthew-dear/slowdance
17. You Put A Smell On Me — https://lyroverse.com/matthew-dear/you-put-a-smell-on-me