Matt Jacobs is a singer songwriter from Waterloo Ontario and a member of the band CityWide Panic. These first solo singles are a fusion of his work with CityWide Panic (highly influenced by 90's grunge and Can Rock) and his love of the classic story tellers of heartland rock. "You keep chasing the dream, chasing the next song or album, constantly trying to get better, to improve – and you do get better. You get better at your craft, work in better studios, have better playing and sounding instruments; but you start to see other obstacles. Life starts to get in the way until it’s not getting in the way anymore, it just becomes your life. Some people move away, some people focus completely on their “careers,” some get married and never look back. I’ve found this to be the cruel aspect of making music, everybody is so into it while you’re terrible. Once you actually get good nobody has time anymore. We all have to make that decision, are we willing to make that sacrifice to play music or do we take the safe route. Not to say you can’t do both, but you’ll have a hard time excelling at it. At this point no one is more surprised than me to still have CityWide Panic, and actually be making new music. I’m not surprised that I’m still making music, that is something that will never stop, but to actually still have “a band” in my thirties is unexpected. We’ve had our ups and downs but it’s starting to feel like we’re heading in an up direction again. It’s never been about money or fame, and as I’ve gotten older I’ve realised this. Nothing makes me happier than making music. It creeps into everything I do, it’s always in the back of my head. The story of CityWide Panic is that we are a band that has taken a few wrong paths, maybe been misguided by a few wrong people, but have ultimately come out the other side better and smarter. Most bands don’t last this long, that is not lost on me, there are two of us still standing from that original high school band. We want to still make the best music we can and we believe that’s exactly what we’re currently doing. That fire we used to have feels like it’s back." - Matt Jacobs