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On tonight's all-new episode of MTV's "True Life: I Have A Traumatic Brain Injury," you'll meet 19-year-old Neil, 20-year-old Adam and 26-year-old Donnie, all of whom are recovering from traumatic brain injuries sustained by vehicular accidents. But there's also significant meaning behind the music you'll hear in the episode.

Atmospheric singer-songwriter Matt McCartie, who records under the name Theft, wrote the song "Fireworks Explode" featured in the "True Life: I Have A Traumatic Brain Injury" episode. "Fireworks Explode" was inspired by a friend of McCartie's who also sustained a traumatic brain injury. The song, which was rerecorded in its acoustic form for "True Life," then evolved to become a tribute to anyone in need of healing. "Fireworks Explode" is available as a free download below.

Watch a sneak peek of "True Life: I Have a Traumatic Brain Injury" before it airs tonight at 10/9c, watch Matthew McCartie discuss "Fireworks Explode," and find out more about the Brain Injury Association of America, the charity he's involved with.

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Theft -- the name of multi-instrumentalist/songwriter Matt McCartie's musical project -- is perhaps an homage to the epic rock echoings of his Brit-rock influences.

After kicking around in bands for a while, McCartie decided to go it alone, building his own recording studio and recording all the parts for Theft's songs. Not that you'd know it listening to songs like, "Fireworks Explode" and "Never Be The Same," which could easily be mistaken for the British sounds of Coldplay's lilting heart, The Verve's epic sweep, and Oasis' raw edge.

Even if you're new to Theft you might've heard McCartie's music already. His song, "Breathing Underwater" is the theme song to the late DJ AM's new MTV show, Gone Too Far, which examines the devastating effects of drug addiction and offering hope to those willing to accept the opportunity to change their lives. His the Theft song, "Fireworks Explode," became the theme song to season 1 of It's On With Alexa Chung.

You can check out music at Theft's MySpace, follow him on Twitter @theft, and download "Breathing Underwater" here.

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