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Matt Johnston (or The Narcissist Cookbook) is a Scottish solo artist whose music consists of folk punk and spoken word elements. They[1] have self-described their music as "folk-punk oratory[2]". As of October 2024, they have amassed 107.5 thousand monthly listeners on Spotify.[3]

The Narcissist Cookbook
Also known asMatt Johnston
BornIsle of Arran
GenresFolk Punk, Spoken word
Occupation(s)Musician, Songwriter, Podcast Co-Host
Years active2017-Present

Discography

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Albums/EPs

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'MOTH'

MOTH was released on December 12th, 2016.

Track listing:

No.TitleLength
1."Life Out Of Phase"3:04
2."MOTH"3:27
3."Papillon"2:47
4."The Good Ship You"2:30
5."The Waltz Of The Psychonauts" (Version of bandcamp does not include "The")5:07
6."NOT ENTIRELY ALONE"2:52
7."Anything"2:59
8."<<<" (The song is alternatively titled "r e w i n d" on YouTube)1:00
9."HEAVY BREATHER"2:01
10."BROKEN PEOPLE"3:10
11."WILL YE GO"6:28
12."DAVID"10:57
13."It Felt Fake"3:08
14."I HAVEN'T WRITTEN THIS ONE YET BUT I'M SURE I'LL THINK OF SOMETHING"2:19
15."Y'Say"2:49

'Eden Disorder'

Eden Disorder was written between 2015 and 2016[4] and was released on June 3rd 2018.

Track listing:[4]

No.TitleMusicLength
1."Sugar In My Coffee" 2:55
2."Courtney"Bass by Kieran Hughes3:01
3."Ghost Stories" 5:19
4."Apple" 5:49

'HYMN'

HYMN was released on December 12th, 2019. It is described by Johnston as "a story about grief and perfectionism."[5][6] The album artwork features the painting Shipwreck by Knud Baade.

Track listing:[7]

No.TitleMusicLength
1."Song142" 00:40
2."UNWELCOME GUESTS" 6:03
3."ReceiverDemo" 2:48
4."Human Design" 2:54
5."Receiver Of Wreck (FINAL)" 3:03
6."MATADOR"Wind chimes recorded by Kit Siegle5:49
7."The Blue Moon After Next" 2:45
8."Receiver Of Wreck (FINAL_ACTUAL)" 2:48
9."PHYLACTERY" 5:41
10."Receiver Of Wreck" 4:29

'This Is How We Get Better'

This Is How We Get Better was released on October 8th, 2021.

Track listing:[8]

No.TitleLength
1."Practically Imperfect"2:44
2."the Pattern"2:24
3."GOOD MORNING SUNSHINE"4:01
4."the Simplest Words"3:30
5."Joy! Joy! JooOY!"4:01
6."FUNGUS"2:13
7."i think i'm going to leave my phone at home tonight"5:26
8."vs The Heat Death Of The Universe!"3:14
9."Functional Poetry"2:37
10."Dragon"2:47
11."STOPPING A GARDEN HOSE WITH YOUR THUMB"4:34
12."Eaten Alive By Wolves"3:37

'MYTH'

MYTH will be released on December 17th, 2024.[9] Johnston has described it as "a story about an isolated island, a hundred thousand burning pages, and a forest that never existed." The album artwork is an illustration by Kay Nielsen from the book East of the Sun and West of the Moon.

Singles

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'Y'all Ship Me With A Gremlin Boy'

The song was released on May 22nd, 2020. It resulted from a thread on Twitter from April 3rd, of which a screenshot was taken and used for the song art.

Podcast

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Johnston co-hosts a podcast with Bug Hunter (band) called Jam Mechanics in which they use self-given challenges in order to write songs. As of October 2nd, 2024, there have been 21 episodes across 2 seasons; one episode being a retrospective of the first season.

Personal Life

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According to their song Broken People, Johnston is a vegetarian.

They are a fan of Doctor Who.[10][11]

References

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  1. ^ Johnston uses they/them https://mugstock.org/programme/the-narcissist-cookbook/
  2. ^ "Facebook". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 2024-09-24.
  3. ^ "The Narcissist Cookbook". Spotify. Retrieved 2024-10-02.
  4. ^ a b "Eden Disorder, by The Narcissist Cookbook". The Narcissist Cookbook.
  5. ^ "HYMN by The Narcissist Cookbook". Genius.
  6. ^ https://youtube/D6TcmF2jM0s?si=9hLqIHXC5_2bz-IW
  7. ^ "HYMN, by The Narcissist Cookbook". The Narcissist Cookbook.
  8. ^ "This Is How We Get Better, by The Narcissist Cookbook". The Narcissist Cookbook.
  9. ^ "the Narcissist Cookbook tumblr embassy". Tumblr.
  10. ^ "Tumblr". www.tumblr.com. Retrieved 2024-10-01.
  11. ^ "Tumblr". www.Tumblr.com. Retrieved 2024-10-01.