Dream Pop from Michael Peloso

Hailing from Rutherford in New Jersey, Michael Peloso is a singer-songwriter who first started writing his own original material at the age of just fourteen years old. “Words are my strong suit. I’ve really had to work on developing my melody writing over the years, and that’s helped me with my lyrics, but I knew I could write a song,” he shares on his artistic development.

While he has no set formula for writing music, rather letting his artistic vision steer him organically and guide him to an authentic sonic realisation, he often draws on his own lived experiences when composing, “life inspires and just being alive inspires me,” he offers. Making such sentiments even more profound, the artist was diagnosed with stage 4 colon cancer, making his musical output that much more poignant and his resilience and commitment to his art an inspiring story of recovery, triumph and determination in the face of such overwhelming challenges.

Despite only creating music for the sheer love of the artistic pursuit, he’s enjoyed a decorated musical career so far with multiple collaborations, accomplishments and awards for his work. In June 2021 he shared his debut single as a solo artist with “Nite Run” followed by his first full-length record Life’s Little Accidents three months later.

Now he returns in 2023 with his sophomore single, linking up with featured artists Marisa Frantz and Matthew Shell on the song titled “Rewind”. Written in the wake of the school shooting in Texas, “Rewind” sees Michael Peloso nostalgically yearn for the simpler and more peaceful times of the past, hoping to bring comfort to those in darkness with his delicate and moving songwriting.

Spinning a dreaming acoustic guitar led sound, peppered with intricate atmospheric sonic textures, on “Rewind” Michael Peloso, alongside Marisa Frantz and Matthew Shell, spins a timeless slice of utterly charming singer-songwriter music to soothe the soul and encourage hope and optimism. Full of softly delivered vocal leads, a gentle patter of rhythms and an airy arrangement, “Rewind” serves to showcase the New Jersey artist’s accomplished songwriting talent with a truly delightful new song.

Listen to Rewind (feat. Marisa Frantz & Matthew Shell) below