Matthew Caws
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Matthew Caws
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| Background information | |
| Born |
August 5, 1967 New York City, USA |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, songwriter |
| Instruments | Vocals, guitar |
| Years active | 1985 - present |
| Labels | Barsuk, Elektra, Heavenly (UK), City Slang (UK) |
| Website | Official website |
Matthew Caws (born August 5, 1967 in New York City) is American singer, songwriter and guitarist. He is best known as the lead vocalist and guitarist of the alternative rock band Nada Surf. Caws is also a member of the indie rock duo Minor Alps, alongside Juliana Hatfield.
Caws was born in New York City, the son of Peter James Caws and Mary Ann Caws. His parents divorced in 1987.
Caws' mother, a Distinguished Professor of Comparative Literature, English, and French at the Graduate Center at CUNY, lives in New York City. In 2007, his mother married Dr. Boyce Bennett. She was born and raised in Wilmington, North Carolina. Caws' maternal grandmother, Margaret Devereux Lippitt, was the daughter of painter Margaret Walthour Lippitt.
Caws' father, University Professor of Philosophy at George Washington University, lives in Washington, D.C.. His father married Nancy Breslin, M.D., M.F.A., a psychiatrist turned fine art photographer. He was born in Southall, Middlesex, now part of West London, England. Caws has a half sister from his father's second marriage named Elisabeth Breslin Caws.
Caws has an older sister, Hilary Caws-Elwitt. She is married to humorist and playwright, Jonathan Caws-Elwitt, who also writes erotica under the nom de plume, Jeremy Edwards. They formed the band The Silly Pillows together and live in Northampton, Massachusetts.
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