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jake mattison // golden friend


jake mattison  //  golden friend

Jake Mattison is a man set free. Out of the darkness and into a blessed light, we are charmed by the bejeweled and triumphant songs of this mere man. Each note thrums warmly up and down his latest song Golden Friend. Listening to his pain muddled timbre, it is easy to hear it’s bluish, wrung out and forthright triumph. And while Mr. Mattison is no braggart his song has plenty of reason to puff up it’s chests and hold a beautifully turned out head high. The Golden Friend EP drops July 15th just about everywhere you could want it. Peace. Continue reading “jake mattison // golden friend”

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Jake Mattison // Home Is Where The Hatred Is (Cover)

Jake Mattison pays homage to Gil Scott-Heron and his classic “Home Is Where The Hatred Is.” My hat off to Mr. Mattison for his soul stirring display of courage. Jake makes this rendition personal and it bleeds blood, leaving the scars of addiction open and utterly exposed like raw nerves doused with gasoline. This song is a heap of introspection too, and the weighty torment thick as the lies and flies out of a politicians mouth. Surviving addiction is to have  rescued one’s dying self by taking the high, hard and lonely road to recovery. Jake has stripped the original track down to its bare bones. Denuded of accoutrement it is stark and beautifully lethargic. Mr. Mattison renders a tough gut-wrenching ode, and you get the feeling this is much more than just another song to be sung. I suspect this may be his torch song, his song of triumph and rebirth. This cover is the epitome of withdrawal, leaving a listener littered with moaning and the gnawing need for more. Jake, you are a survivor with the voice of a long neglected angel. Peace. Continue reading “Jake Mattison // Home Is Where The Hatred Is (Cover)”

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Jake Mattison // To The Old House (You Return) Our Sunday Best

When it comes to music you can’t fool the ears. They recognize good music when they hear it. The ears bypass the brain and communicate directly with the heart; and together they listen. Each passing the music between them like a shared bottle of the finest ambrosia. Each shedding tears of joy at the sad beauty of it all. Jake Mattison creates music destined to be concealed in the eardrum and lodged permanently in the hallowed chambers of one’s cor caroli; the brightest star in your body’s constellation. Listen to “To The Old House (You Return) and “Sorrow” and know beauty delivered on the fragile wings of song. Despite pain, setbacks and whatever else life has thrown at you. Jake Mattison grabs his guitar, opens his mouth and settles the troubled waters around us. Thus buoying our forbearance and steeling our nerves to breathe the deep breath of hope. His music allows us to swim to safety, giving us resolve. Enough to at least seek peace and approach respite, with our ears attentively cocked and listening, asking nothing more. Peace. Continue reading “Jake Mattison // To The Old House (You Return) Our Sunday Best”