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PREMIERE: MATT RYDER – “NOT THE SAME”

The Birmingham-based artist and producer meshes waves of emotion with dreamy electronica for his new track.

Matt Ryder premieres
Matt Ryder premieres

There are certain songs that have the ability to instantly have you locked in your feels. One such example is the emotive new track from Birmingham-hailed producer, songwriter and artist Matt Ryder.

Nostalgia and melancholy seep out of the bars of “Not The Same” – which laments the loss of privacy in a modern, social media-driven world where “falling in love with somebody / is not like it used to be”. And sonically, simmering synths pace the languid rhythm of the lo-fi electronic-meets-indie track.

“I felt like I was constantly overthinking everything I was doing and saying, even the thoughts I had I would overthink,” explains Ryder, “it was encouraged by the teenage society I was involved with. You can never really have a private life when you’re young.”

The cinematic music video sees Ryder take to the woods for respite from all the noise – a haunting accompaniment to the track.

Watch the music video for “Not The Same” below…