# Houndmouth’s Matt Myers No Longer Has to Be Sad to Write Great Songs

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/houndmouths-matt-myers-no-longer-has-to-be-sad-to-write-great-songs/
- Published: 2026-11-07T14:30:00+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-07T15:41:17+00:00
- Original publisher: Rolling Stone
- Original article: https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/houndmouth-matt-myers-interview-lordy-1235653878/
- Topics: Entertainment, Music

## Key points

- Family life has brought Myers greater balance.
- *Lordy* reflects his more settled outlook.
- He says great songs need not come from sadness.

## Summary

Matt Myers says the stability and acceptance he has found in family life have changed how he writes songs for Houndmouth. His experience underpins the band’s new album, *Lordy*, and challenges the idea that songwriting requires unhappiness: he now feels able to write simply, edit, and let a song take shape without overthinking it.

Myers, 38, lives in New Albany, Indiana, where he helped form Houndmouth in 2011 after playing cover-band gigs. The band’s 2015 album *Little Neon Limelight*, featuring “Sedona” and “Darlin’”, brought national attention; later songs include “McKenzie” and “Miracle Mile” from 2021’s *Good for You*. Myers has two young daughters from his first marriage and married again two years ago; *Lordy* is released during Dualtone Records’ 25th anniversary year.

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