​Matt Andersen (from the album The Hammer & The Rose

​Matt Andersen (from the album The Hammer & The Rose

​Matt Andersen (from the album The Hammer & The Rose available on Stubbyfingers Incorporated/Sonic Records) (by Danny McCloskey)
With lush vocals that stop time and demands attention, New Brunswick, Canada native Matt Andersen opens his recent release, The Hammer & The Rose on the title track. His voice speaks believable wisdom in “Hold on to Me”, cruises on a percolating beat to introduce “The Cobbler (Good for my Sole)”, floats over the rumbling rhythmic roll that carries the finger-pointing kiss-off “Wayaheadaya”, and tenderly whispers “Stay Home with You”. The tone of The Hammer & The Rose is 100% chill, the ten tracks encouraging a sit-back-and-relax moment as Matt Anderson confidently guides songs that inspire with their honesty, comfort with a conversational vocal delivery, and subtly seduce with the personal promises in the stories.
 
Amassing a grass-roots following, Matt Andersen has spent days in the cab of his pick-up truck and nights playing stages from dim-lit bars to crystal-chandeliered theatres. The music backing softens its touch of twang for the thoughtful reverie of “Countin’ Quarters” as the melodies drift across a version of J.J Cale’s “Magnolia” like a summer breeze from an open window, much like the memories drifting down to New Orleans in the storyline. Gentle Folk Rock rhythms define The Hammer & The Rosethough the album hops on boards an unrestrained groove for the heartfelt gratitude of “You’re Here to Stay” as Matt Andersen sways on a shuffling rhythm to read a letter from a traveling troubadour making a New Year Eve promise in “Tonight Belongs to You”. (by Danny McCloskey)
 
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