22 September 2026 – Mattie Vant Reinvents Himself as Father Hell for Debut Album 'Trust Some Machines'

Mattie Vant has announced his first album under the Father Hell name, Trust Some Machines, alongside new single 'Bottle That Happiness'. The Sunderland-raised songwriter approached the project with a deliberately reckless recording rule: give himself one week and see what survives.

Working in twelve-hour studio stretches and largely using an analogue four-track machine, Vant wrote much of the material during the sessions rather than arriving with everything carefully mapped in advance. 'Bottle That Happiness' was one of the exceptions. Written beforehand, the song became a reference point for the rest of the record and examines whether moments of genuine joy can be stored mentally and revisited when circumstances become difficult.

Cello and harmonica were added during recording, giving the track a darker edge beneath its hopeful central idea. Father Hell debuted earlier this year with standalone single 'Let Go', but Trust Some Machines establishes the project as something more substantial than a temporary alias. Within contemporary analogue indie rock, leaving a few fingerprints on the tape suddenly feels rather radical.