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A sit down with Matt Hewlett from The Covasettes.

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Matt Hewlett who plays lead guitar with the British Indie-rock band The Covasettes joins us on this episode of Celeb Savant. Matt takes us on the decade long journey of the band which includes how they formed, why it took them until 2026 to release their debut album (Honeymoon Forever). We also discuss the current music industry landscape and whether the charts are as relevant as they previously were.
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