“Lonely” (Aaron Matthew song) – Queen City Sounds and Art

AaronMatthew1_lg — Aaron Matthew, photo courtesy the artist

It’s difficult to tell if Aaron Matthew titled his instrumental, jazzy downtempo track “Lonely” because it sounds like you’re hearing it as though it’s bleeding from another part of a building in which you’re living or find yourself spending time alone. You hear this smooth, spacey lounge music that comes in and out with volume and intensity seeming to phase out and back into existence and you imagine yourself there with the music where cool people are getting into this chillout band that sounds a bit like Steely Dan had the group come up after Thundercat had a few records out minus the darkly surreal surreal vibe of so many of that band’s lyrics. Or it sounds like listening to a strange cool jazz station with spotty reception in the dark away from the glow of civilization and clearing your head while being drawn in by the mysterious music that seems to be the only thing you can get other than right wing talk radio and a blandly programmed community radio station is the frequency playing the hypnotic and soothing “Lonely.” Listen to the track on Soundcloud and follow Aaron Matthew at the links provided below.