TRACK REVIEW: Mat Hunsley – Just The Family Inside

The latest offering from alt. folk soloist Mat Hunsley is a delicate, grounded and sweetly intimate ode on love and marriage. The Newcastle native invites us on a roller-coaster ride down memory lane as he recounts the turbulent build-up to his wedding during the Covid-19 pandemic.

Despite the prevalent themes of uncertainty, Hunsley’s reassuring guitar melody and lilting strings help assuage any rising anxiety, mirroring the artist’s compassion towards his bride. Hunsley’s silvery vocals dance over mellow, flowing instrumentals, giving the track a hypnotic quality that soothes like a lullaby. Much like Hunsley’s wedding itself, the track symbolises peace, triumph and hope amidst chaos. It is the slice of heaven in the middle of hell, reminding us that bad times never last forever.