For his latest seminal release, Planes, Trains & Cars, the singer-songwriter and endlessly adept multi-instrumentalist Matt Baker twanged hints of honkytonk Americana into an indie alt-country pop romanticised installation of wanderlust. As the sonic equivalent of Jack Kerouac, the New Jersey-hailing artist sonically visualised the irreplicable feeling of hitting the road and clocking up the miles to bring you closer to the person in the passenger seat.
Accompanied by the music video, the cinematic road trip playlist staple finessed the feel-good factor, acting as a homage to Baker’s stripes as an audio engineer and visual artist and his dedication to amplifying the thematic resonance in everything he touches. Planes, Trains & Cars is just one of the tracks he’s turned to gold with his ability to paint panoramic vignettes with his evocatively timbered, expansively intimate vocal lines.
Stream the official music video for Planes, Trains & Cars on YouTube now.
Review by Amelia Vandergast