We’re big fans of Matt Pond PA over here at buffaBLOG – maybe it’s the incoming fall weather (or nostalgia for the first time we heard “So Much Trouble”), but when we heard “It’s a Trap,” the latest offering from newly-minted act The Natural Lines, we couldn’t help but think that it had some definite Matt Pond PA flavor. Turns out we were dead on – it IS Matt Pond PA, here to charm his way into your heart with his trademark chimey guitars; soothing raspy vocals; and a perfect mid-tempo groove that’s as propulsive as it is relaxing. About his new song, Matt says:
“The desire to create is a total trap. The repetition and the honing and the quest for fulfillment can be frustrating—maddening, even. The trap is that you can’t stop once you start. It’s never completed, never done. I may never reach the pinnacle of music with my raspy voice and my strange thoughts, but I’ll never stop trying.”
ICYMI – we’ve also featured “Still Summer” and “A Spark” on the blog.
Check out the video via the YouTube widget below – you can also find “It’s A Trap” on Spotify.