Written by: Phoebe Rothschild

Matty Reynolds is the artist to look out for. His songs are original, addictive, and relatable. From the melodies and lyrics to production, every aspect is well-thought out. Put simply, his music is a good reminder of what high quality pop sounds like. I had the pleasure of talking to Matty Reynolds about his journey from the first time he started playing piano and writing songs at 7 years old to his viral song “(Another) Hotel Party” and his future career plans.  

In addition to teaching himself piano at a very young age, he also had a few guitar lessons and covered the rest of the teaching process himself. Instruments are quite essential to Matty’s creative process since his songs start as melodies in his head that he then transfers to either guitar or piano. And sometimes it’s the strumming that leads him to the melody. Reynolds adds some free-styling to his melody and playing, refines it, and continues that process until he has a finished song. 

It wasn’t until Matty was off at college that he developed his “I don’t care” attitude about TikTok and started posting videos of him singing and playing his music. He received positive feedback from both viewers on TikTok and a producer (Spencer Glasson) he met down the hall. This all led to the creation of his first released song “Last September.” Reynolds says that “Last September” is supposed to be relatable for those who’ve experienced romantic flings, which happens to be a wide audience as I’m sure you can imagine. 

His next two songs are starkly different in terms of topic and tempo, and display his range of songwriting abilities. “Soul in the Sky” covers the emotions adjacent to heartbreak or death- really, what it’s like dealing with a loss of any sort, and “(Another) Hotel Party” captures the rebellious feelings attached to sneaking around your parents.  “(Another) Hotel Party” accumulated millions of TikTok views that translated to streams so you may have already listened. Reynolds said that the attention from TikTok felt good but in the end really just pushed him to keep working on new music. He knows he can have more than one successful song, but rather a successful career. 

Matty Reynolds already has north of 100,000 monthly listeners on Spotify, nearly 200,000 followers on TikTok, and he’s already established a great relationship with his fanbase. He knows how much everyone loves to find a small artist on the rise. So Matty presents his most authentic self and lets his listeners be a part of the growth as much as possible. He has a lot of new music on the way, as he’s in the process of putting together his EP.

Reynolds released a new song on August 4th called “Pop Drop” (produced by Luke Swirsky), and it might just be his best to date, but don’t rely on my opinion. Go check it out for yourself. I guarantee the song will find its way into one your playlists if not all of them. “Pop Drop” does not disappoint.