Grandiose pop that makes a statement and leaves a lasting impact is the stylistic approach Matthew Phillips is taking on ‘Time Fades Love’, his latest single. Ethereal, tasteful, and nuanced, ‘Time Fades Love’ is indeed, a precious strain of pop music.
Based in San Diego, Southern California, Matthew Phillips is a rising star across his region. Reaching virality with his 2023 single ‘Till It’s Over’ and winning Best Pop Artist at the San Diego Music Awards, Phillips is already supported by a growing number of die-hard fans, and listening to his passionate delivery and soulful songwriting on ‘Time Fades Love’ proves that all the accolade is not for nothing.
‘Time Fades Love’ is a low-tempo pop rock song with a punchy, driving beat, a chord progression that’s bittersweet, wrapped in Phillips’s vocal melodies and stirring words about not giving up on loved ones, and a production job that’s exceedingly polished, balanced, and calculated. Blending elements of prog, such as the minimal but soul-crunching distorted solo, with elements of space rock, such as the aggressive and thick rhythm guitar riffs, ‘Time Fades Love’ is a song that shapeshifts from ethereal beginnings to gritty and distorted resolutions. A fantastic arc ensues in between.
A fascinating new release from one of Southern California’s fastest-growing talents.
