Matt Rod/The Rubix -The Rubix EP

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Matt Rod/The Rubix – The Rubix EP
2012, Matt RodMatt Rod, AKAThe Rubix, is a South African born songwriter and producer now living on theWest Coast of the United States.  TheBerklee College of Music graduate thinks outside the genre box, recognizing thatmany people don’t listen to distinct genres or styles of music anymore.  Rod writes to the schizophonic market tastesbrought on by the breaking away of the industry from traditional album formats.  This break is readily apparent on Rubix EP, which is really a collectionof songs done in collective style.  MattRod writes, produces and plays guitar on each track, but he brings in talentedmusical friends to fill out the sound.The Rubix’latest single is “Someone To Hold My Hand”, featuring Mario Jose (PitchSlapped) on vocals.  The swaying BossaNova pop love song is a treat for the ears, and Jose’s voice is smooth likebutter.  Matt Rod’s starry-eyed lyricscombine with the rest to make this perfect mix-tape fodder.  “I’m No Lady” is an incredibly catchydance/pop number that features the killer pipes of Christina Brehm (thinkHeart’s Ann Wilson as a pop diva and you’ll get the picture).  Also featured is Vice V, about whom we’lltalk more later.  This number will getyour feet moving and your heart pumping. “Days Of Our Youth” features the aforementioned Vice V and hisdistinctive rhyming style on a catchy, mid-tempo hip-hop vibe with definiteflow.  Matt Rod has built a cool yetpersistent hook into the arrangement that you simply cannot escape.  The chorus, in particular, will set up shopin your brain for days.“Like ARecord” features the edgy, sexy voice of Hannah Juliano (Pitch Slapped,Delilah, Musae).  This is the darkestpiece on the EP, an alterna-pop gem that imprints itself on you immediately.  This is one of those melodies you’ll behumming for days.  If one track from theEP were to be picked for major distribution at commercial radio, this would beit.  That’s not a knock on any of theother songs here, but “Like A Record” has that extra something that marks ahit.

Fans of NBC’s The Sing Off, and inparticular of acapella groups Pitched Slapped or Delilah will find a lot tolove on The Rubix EP.  Rubix is Matt Rod, as noted above, but it isalso the expression of his songwriting by the friends and colleagues he hassurrounded himself with. The Rubix has the potential to be a veritable hitmachine, attacking radio and sales charts from all angles, directions andgenres.  The Rubix EP is a brilliant introduction to a top notch songwritercoming fully into his own in an era where heterogeneity of songwriting stylesis welcomed with open arms.  The factthat he has surrounded himself with such brilliant purveyors of his songs isthe gravy that makes the meal.Rating: 5 Stars (Out of 5)Learn more at www.mattrodmusic.com.