Elim Bolt’s Nude South (Hearts & Plugs) was the debut for both the band and for Johnnie Matthews as a songwriter and front man. With a garage rock sound that fans of Ty Segall and Thee Oh Sees will dig, a classic crooner voice, and a touch of southern charm, Johnnie offered glimpses of his small-town southern roots with images of his farm and country upbringing, all filtered through the love, sex, and drugs found in his adopted Charleston city life.

"Matthews sings with a bit of Win Butler in him, giving that jittery life to these tales of sinking suspicions and dampened expectations.” -- DAYTROTTER