“I’m proud to have finally made a record that I want to listen to,” says San Francisco-based indie alt-rocker Matt Jaffe. “As the songwriter and the singer, I boast the least objective ears. I think it’s a good sign that I keep returning to the music with joy, though.”
If Jaffe’s personal playlist stacks anything from Bowie to Arctic Monkeys to The Clash, The Beatles (Jaffe’s voice is reminiscent of John Lennon), Talking Heads, and Stray Cats, it’s no wonder his forthcoming album The Spirit Catches You and its debut single “Fever” would fit right in.
“This is another installment into my campaign to bring guitar gospel back to the masses,” he says. “There’s some interesting stuff curlicued through the mix, almost like a happy marriage of song-craft and style I hadn’t known before.”
