When your mind is weighed down by endless thoughts about making the right choice and life feels like it’s lived under the scope of anxiety and OCD, your consciousness shifts into a different mode. That’s exactly what shines through in the riffs of Matt DeAngelis’ new single, Rock And A Hard Place.

Teaming up with guitarist Billy Kennedy, bassist Eric Bishop, and drummer Cole Herudek, Matt has shaped songs that carry the urgency of breaking free from a deadlock. One wrong turn can completely reshape tomorrow, and on top of that, society expects us all to have a clear plan. But as DeAngelis himself puts it, “It’s easy to think life is mapped out, but turns out, that’s not always the case.”

The core strength of the single is its vocals—they demand attention. DeAngelis’ voice feels like a film frame packed with both tragedy and hope. Clean, confident, and commanding. That vocal power serves as the perfect driving force for the track’s themes: daily dilemmas, fears, the deafening battle with one’s own mind. And yet, there’s a spark of inspiration running through it, as if to say, “Yes, this world can crush you with its questions, but there’s always a way out.”

Life throws challenges, forces choices, sometimes scares you to the core. But the powerful chords of Rock And A Hard Place suggest that if even a sliver of certainty exists within you, it’s worth holding onto and nurturing. And when you do, everything starts to sound a little louder, a little bolder. Matt DeAngelis and his band are simply nudging us toward the thought that any dead end can be turned into an opportunity—you just need to find your own rhythm and play it loud enough for the universe to hear. Check it out for yourself—Rock And A Hard Place by Matt DeAngelis is out now everywhere.

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