Listen: Ard Matthews releases his first R&B pop song, 'Pandora'
After a lifetime of songwriting in the rock genre, Ard Matthews ventures into creating the perfect R&B ballad Pandora from his solo album, Impossible Machines.
The album’s title track Impossible Machines has caught the attention of radio stations, fans and new listeners alike and has received extensive radio play and topped the charts of various radio stations around the country.
Now Pandora is poised to do the same with its haunting melodic theme and R&B groove, showing the versatility of this multi talented South African artist
“Pandora, is the closest I’ve come to breaking a few musical rules, which have bound me for some time now.” says Ard of the song." Without thinking too much about it, I’ve created something that is quite ‘out the box’, for me anyway,”
Ard plays all the instruments on the album, which he recorded at Empire Avenue Studio in Hout Bay, Cape Town. This high-tech studio is housed in the converted dungeon of a historic castle, which he recently bought and made his home.
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Listen to the Impossible Machines album from Apple music here.