“The Road Out Of Nowhere” Matthew McCloskey

Matthew McCloskey is an indie-pop singer/songwriter based in Nashville, TN. McCloskey combines captivating piano instrumentation with heartfelt lyrics about feeling lost, confused or stuck. Raised in the suburbs of Detroit, MI, McCloskey developed a deep disdain for the ordinary as well a gnawing hunger for adventure in his early years as a musician. “I kept looking around at the people around me, at the 9-to-5 lives they had chosen… and thinking…Is this as good as it gets?”

Your bio describes you as “if Ryan Adams and Ben Folds had a baby”. What is your favorite song from each artist?

Ryan Adams

I really love the song “If I Am A Stranger” off the Cold Roses album. Wonderful blend of sentiment and dissonance. Relationships are tacky — I can just feel the uncertainty in Ryan’s voice as he sings about his partner and his doubts about their relationship.