The Natural Lines, the artist previously recorded as Matt Pond PA, have shared their latest single, “It’s A Trap” today. The song follows their previous single, “The Problem Is Me”, both taken from their debut First Five EP out October 14 via Bella Union. Watch the video now below.
Commenting on the song and video Matt Pond said, “The desire to create is a total trap. The repetition and the honing and the quest for fulfillment can be frustrating—maddening, even. The trap is that you can’t stop once you start. It’s never completed, never done. I may never reach the pinnacle of music with my raspy voice and my strange thoughts, but I’ll never stop trying.
He continues, “I can see this amazing affliction in all the people I admire—musicians, comedians, writers, visual artists, and potters. (Travis Sudweeks is a wild and brilliant creator with clay. Every time you see him work, you simultaneously witness the pursuit of greatness and the acceptance of human imperfection.)
In the basement studio, we keep trying to outmaneuver cynicism and hold onto a few solid slivers of euphoria. It’s a trap that we eternally set for ourselves in the pursuit of connection. Just some humbled human beings stuck underground and searching for hope.”
The Natural Lines have also announced tour dates opening for comedian Nikki Glaser. The band will be performing on November 18 in Burlington, VT at the Flynn Center For The Performing Arts and on November 19 at The Mets in Providence, RI. Tickets for the shows are available HERE.