Matt Saxton returns on 21 November 2025 with Feel It Again, a rock-folk album steeped in memory, renewal, and the fragile beauty of long-term love. The cover alone sets the tone, with a twenty-five-year-old photograph of Saxton and his soon-to-be wife, frozen in a moment when time felt abundant, and the story was only beginning. Across the album, Saxton revisits those years from a distance, remembering rekindled connections, rough patches survived, and better days rediscovered. Written after decades of life happening in all its mess and wonder, Feel It Again feels like a scrapbook set to melody, one that moves from reflection to release with an ease only lived experience can shape.
Anyway, the title track “Feel It Again” opens the album with seagulls, ocean waves, and a piano that drifts in like the tide itself. Saxton’s voice arrives soothingly, slowly, as though he’s peering through the surface of the present and gently tapping on the past. The verses unfold with vivid detail, recalling a cold day, bright sky, holding hands by the sand, portraying the time he fell back in love. The melody moves with a soft ache, and each refrain carries the weight of someone rediscovering something they thought was gone for good. It’s tender, nostalgic, and honestly, a little heart-squeezing.
Then comes “Lost Between the Covers,” a track with heavier beats, sparkly splashing cymbals, and warm piano melodies that glow like lamplight. Here, Saxton sings as though inundated, hopelessly, willingly swept away. The groove is cozy and enveloping, matching lyrics that blur the lines between romance and escapism. It’s dreamy, a bit cheeky, and totally addictive.
Finally, “You and I” closes the album with glistening guitars, deep warm tones, and a soft pulsing groove that sounds as though his heartbeat has found the balancing pace. Saxton sings gently, with the conviction of someone who has loved, lost, longed, and finally arrived in a place of quiet contentment. The song’s simplicity is its strength, with a serene, open-hearted reflection on impermanence and devotion.
In the end, Feel It Again is a warm, lived-in record. It’s nostalgic without being stuck, emotional without being heavy-handed, and honest in all the right places.
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Review by: Naomi Joan