Jay Matthes is a singer/songwriter from Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Ben Kieffer of Iowa Public Radio describes Jay's sound as "soulful country" and The Rave/Eagles Ballroom in Milwaukee calls his live show "entertaining as hell". Jay plays over 125 shows a year, and has shared a stage with national acts such as Jana Kramer, Old Dominion, Judah & the Lion, Ike Reilly Assassination, RaeLynn, Charlie Worsham, and many more.
Jay's original music has been featured on local, regional, and national radio and television, most notably The Country Network where the music video for his single "The Light" is currently in rotation. Press has included features in The Modern Folk, Americana Daily, Breaking & Entering, and Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, among others.
Jay was nominated for Singer/Songwriter of the Year by Wisconsin Area Music Industry in 2015, 2016 and 2017, and recently won Best Male Vocalist in Shepherd Express' Best of Milwaukee.
Lyrics
Bees and Chickens Music and lyrics written by Jay Matthes
First verse: We finally saved enough to start looking for a house Bought a Sunday paper and pulled the Living section out I said if you could settle down and build a family anywhere Tell me where you'd wanna go and I will take us there She said
Chorus: Let's get outta this city I'm tired of all the noise I want bees and chickens A big tree blowing in the breeze Save me from this wasteland of traffic lights and fake tans Oh I want bees and chickens A gravel drive that brings me home to you
Second verse: Well I guess it's settled Baby let's go for a drive Roll the windows down and keep a look out for that For Sale sign and if it's like the picture we'll go knocking on the door Spend the spring unpacking Spend the summer on the porch
(Chorus)
Bridge: Oh whoa, if it ain't what you had hoped Oh whoa, we'll just take it on down the road
