Escape into Matt Sahadi's Dreams That Kept Your Faith At Night

With his sophomore EP, Dreams That Kept Your Faith At Night, Matt Sahadi peers into life's darker crevices. Each track is a vignette of personal turmoil, fading youth, and escapist needs.

Opening with "Am I Living What I Always Dreamed Of?", Sahadi blends nostalgia-laden guitar riffs with painfully honest lyrics. "Breathe in, breathe out, cry sometimes when no one's around," slams the burden of unspoken sorrow down with every syllable.

Following this heavy opener, "Wastelands" lightens the instrumental load but deepens the thematic darkness. Comparing himself to his "deadbeat father," the lyrics track him through the spiral, "watching as your dreams begin to die." Youthful aspirations crumble beneath the captivating accompaniment.

"Light of Hope" offers a slight reprieve. Still introspective, with each line getting a pause after delivery almost like Sahadi's contemplating the meaning with the listener, there's an undercurrent of love. While it's tinged with emotional dependency—"Will you be my religion" and "If I lose who I am, will you be my conviction" capture that poetically—there's a kind of quiet peace in the middle of the turmoil.

But youth and hope fade with "Still Were Us". Every vocal pause pulls at heavy memories. The track fades out with heavy reverb, evoking a sense of dreams dissolving into the ether of the past.

The EP closes with "Drive All Night", a ballad filled with desperation and desire. "I don't have a reason. I just want to see you tonight. You make me want to drive all night." It's a song of movement—both physical and emotional.

As detailed and powerful as Dreams That Kept Your Faith At Night is, it's just Matt Sahadi's introduction. He sees this EP as the beginning of a larger project.

So dig into the deepest fears and desires with him, and stream Dreams That Kept Your Faith At Night below.

Ben McCoy

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