Matthew Ryan Jacobs share new single ‘Street Lights’
ABOUT MATTHEW RYAN JACOBS
Matt Ryan Jacobs is a singer songwriter from Kitchener Waterloo Ontario. Incorporating everything he loves into his sound; From Delta Blues to alternative rock, to singer songwriters like Bob Dylan and Tom Petty. He’s not comparing himself to any of these people, but you can hear their influence. This has personally been his favourite music he’s ever made. Mostly because it all came so naturally.
All of the The Animals, Elvis, Chuck Berry, and Johnny Cash albums he heard as kid slowly sunk in and led him to find Jimmy Reed, and Muddy Waters. Which led to Freddie King, Buddy Guy, and Little Walter. Becoming obsessed with tracing back Rock n Roll, and finding the connections of Robert Johnson and Son House through The Rolling Stones and Led Zeppelin all the way to Jack White. Matthew fell in love with the history and depth of Blues and Folk.
His story is that of a musician who has taken a few wrong paths, maybe been misguided by a few wrong people, but has ultimately come out the other side better and smarter.
ABOUT THE SONG: “Street Lights” – out now
“The lyrics to Street Lights are a little depressing if you really pay attention to them or read them outside of the music and melody. The song kind of moves through stages of life – the first verse being young and hopeful, the second verse being the reality of adulthood, and the bridge is kind of a ”shut your mouth and don’t ask questions “ scenario. With the chorus reminding you that in the end we’re all going to die. This is only one perspective though, and a negative one. There is another song on the EP called “Morning Light” that deals with the same subjects from a more positive angle. So, the two are kind of day/night, light/dark together. ” – Matthew Ryan Jacobs
