Cobblestone Streets and Endless Sounds

Matthew Worden is back with his third solo release "Cobblestone Streets and Endless Sounds" which will be released in the United States on Thursday, June 8th.

Cobblestone Streets runs the gamut of emotions one may feel in life. "From regret... to triumph in trusting your feelings, to self doubt, to being kind but weak - these are just a few of the issues I've dealt with in these recordings," he says. What makes this album special for Matthew is all the songs were written while he was in New York City. Matthew says, "The title itself is a tribute to the history and character of this great city."

In step with this history and character Matthew dug deeper on this album. "Life is not just the passing of time, it's the collection of experience and their intensity. I saw this album as a unique opportunity to examine these experiences." Because this writing experience brought more emotionally charged songs, it wasn't the easiest on Matthew. "Socrates once said, 'the unexamined life isn't worth living', but I'd like to append: if one examines it too much they're bound to drive themselves crazy - because writing this was murder."

Expanding beyond his traditional sound, Cobblestone Streets is the first of Matthew's albums to be recorded with additional instruments. "While I still write songs for acoustic guitar, I felt a few songs on this album needed a little something extra and my music writing has improved enough where I felt confident writing parts for other instruments."

Cobblestone Streets and Endless Sounds is set to be released on CDBaby (www.cdbaby.com) on June 8th. A launch party is planned for July 21st at the Cutting Room (www.cuttingrooomny.com) in New York City, so save the date and stay tuned for more information.