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A Classic Single from Matt Tarka


A single release from Matt Tarka delivers a classic rock influenced soundscape that also embodies folk rock and more with southern undertone and a lot of warmth to it as he tells the story from an honest point of view and this all comes together to deliver a sort of character that you end up really getting attached to along the way.


One of the things I enjoyed most about the "Heartbreak & Euphoria" single is the actual drive that it embodies because it really has a sort of intense undertone to it that's not over the top but rather balanced quite well while still giving the song the feeling of a live performance in its own way.


It feels like the players are feeding off of each other and that's why the energy is there the way it is. It's beautifully done and wonderfully woven to a point that if the track actually feels like something you've been listening to on classic rock radio stations for years now.


Now, when I say classic rock, a lot of people take that different ways depending on their age group of course. When I say that I mean artists that I grew up with to the likes of Tom Petty for example. There's a lot of Tom Petty and a little Neil Young influence on songs like this one and I really enjoy that.


There's something unique about the guitar work, the welcoming feeling of the track, and this all comes with a familiar undertone which is part of why it ends up having that welcoming feeling.


It's like an ode to the bands and artists that Matt grew up listening to and who are the reasons he became a musician in the first place.


It's like a love letter to those bands and to the genre.


The guitar tone is perfect and still has that edginess to go right alongside the color of everything and the whole thing has a vibrancy to it that makes you want to sing along with your fists in the air or makes you want to pick up a guitar and learn the song. There's something about this track that lets you in and makes you want to come along for the ride.


Having said that, the guitar work is actually outstanding here and there's some great classic guitar solo stuff in there along with organs that fill the space and thickening atmosphere, there's massive hooks including a chorus that runs around in your brain for hours after the song has ended and the whole thing just comes through with an authentic soundscape.


Again, it certainly does actually feel like something that I grew up listening to on the radio and I think it's amazing for Matt to have nailed that aesthetic so well not only in the songwriting but in the tonality of the track as well.


After listening to this track I took a little bit of a deep dive into Matt's releases and I can tell you right now that there's a slew of amazing tracks out there that each let the artist give a little piece of himself along the way which is again something else that I find quite unique and I really enjoy that aspect of his releases as well.


You can hear different sides of his personality along with his Artistry along the way.


This track in particular, is a great track to start off with however there's a lot of other releases from singles to EPs and more that you can check out which really let you listen to what I would say is his evolution as a songwriter. When I find a great artist like this, I enjoy doing those kinds of things. His Spotify for example starts in 2011 with an EP release and from there there's a handful of symbols along with another EP and everything is well worth listening to.


Matt Tarka is an artist that I am going to most certainly be paying a lot more attention to from here on out and if you are a fan of folk rock, classic rock, any kind of real genuine heartland style rock with heart, then this is 100% for you.


His vocal approach goes right along with that slightly southern undertone and delivers that warmth and a bit of salt that you would want from a song like this and from an artist like this.


Check this track out and then, listen to some of his other releases because if you like this one you're definitely going to like the rest.


Take a deep dive into this one just like I did, and you won't regret it. You'll have a lot of fun.





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