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Seven years ago, Eli Merquita was just Claire Matthew's guitar teacher. Seven years later, they are now a happily married couple in a two-person band called One Hat Town.<\/p>

Having lived in Singapore for over 10 years, they started their career busking along Orchard Road and performing stints at the Esplanade Concourse. However, they have since relocated to Australia<\/a>, and just last August released their debut EP\u00a0Seven Years<\/em>, composed of songs that give off very soulful indie and acoustic vibes<\/a>.<\/p>

We love how their songs speak through their lyrics, such as\u00a0the origins of the band in\u00a0One Hat Town\u00a0<\/em>and their simple love story in\u00a0Love Is<\/em>. The words of their songs are very poetic<\/a>\u00a0and reflect mostly real-life and personal events experienced by the husband and wife duo. Accompanied by the calm vocals of Eli and Claire, this makes their music very meaningful and easy to listen to.<\/p>

You may listen to their debut EP on their website here<\/a>.<\/p>

Dione Chen<\/em><\/p>

Photo: One Hat Town<\/a><\/em><\/p>

Read more:<\/span> <\/h2>

Local Talent: 12 Singaporean singers you should be listening to<\/span><\/a><\/p>

Local Talent: Get your scoop on The Sam Willows<\/span><\/a><\/p>

Made in Singapore: 10 Local films Singaporeans can be proud of<\/span><\/a><\/p> ","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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