NEW ALBUM : IN THE HOUSE OF THE LORD : COMING SOON

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: imbasile@gmail.com
Website: www.imbasile.com

Download Link: https://s.disco.ac/ymysusommcvc
Streaming Link: Spotify – "Until These Tears Are Gone"

MATT BASILE RELEASES HAUNTING NEW SINGLE: “UNTIL THESE TEARS ARE GONE” OFF UPCOMING ALBUM IN THE HOUSE OF THE LORD

June 2025 – Brooklyn, NY — Singer-songwriter Matt Basile returns with “Until These Tears Are Gone,” a slow-burning meditation on loss, faith, and the unseen. The single, a cover of Eric James Marshall’s track (of Young Oceans), serves as the second release from Basile’s forthcoming album, In the House of the Lord—a deeply personal collection shaped by grief, gospel, and the long shadow of American tradition.

Stripped down to its emotional core, the track features Basile’s signature bass-baritone—gravelly, grounded, and mournful—set against gentle acoustic strumming and aching pedal steel work by Bobby Ritchie. The production is deliberately sparse, giving space for reflection and letting each lyric linger.

On one of two clearly evangelical songs from the album, Basile shares that he "chose to record this first because it’s a beautiful song (of which Eric has many), and second because it speaks to a bit of sadness I've felt recently. For the first time in my life, I question the trajectory of, to use a phrase, the long arc of history. I feel very naive. Maybe my naivete is a byproduct of my privilege? That too. But if the long arc of history no longer bends towards justice … then what do we have left?"

While not strictly a Christian album, Basile notes that "it's not NOT a Christian album". In the House of the Lord, stand straight in the door to gospel tradition and existential questioning. “Until These Tears Are Gone” exemplifies that tension—devotional on its face, but steeped in doubt, mortality, and longing.

🔊 FOR FANS OF:

Johnny Cash (American IV: The Man Comes Around)
Townes Van Zandt
Daniel Romano
Sufjan Stevens (especially Carrie & Lowell)
Leonard Cohen (late-era)
Gillian Welch & David Rawlings


🎧 THE SOUND

Think Johnny Cash fronting a slowcore gospel band, or a track that wandered off the O Brother, Where Art Thou? soundtrack into a shadowed church basement. Basile’s sound blends traditional country instrumentation with a reflective, spiritual tone rarely heard in modern Americana.

Credits: 

“Until These Tears Are Gone” - (c) Eric James Marshall 

Recorded March 2025 in Brooklyn, NYC

Featuring: 

Rob Ritchie, Pedal Steel

Justin Carroll - Organ, Wurlitzer

ABOUT MATT BASILE

Matt Basile is a Brooklyn-based Country-Western singer, multi-instrumentalist, and storyteller whose music walks the line between old-time gospel, outlaw country, and modern folk introspection. His previous LP Feet To The Fire introduced listeners to a vivid voice steeped in dirt-floor honesty. With In the House of the Lord, he leans deeper into the spiritual and the stark, channeling both haunted church halls and hollow barrooms.

Listen to “Until These Tears Are Gone” now on all major streaming platforms and on a pay-what-you-wis basis from his website. 

Album In the House of the Lord coming Fall 2025.

Media Inquiries:
Matt Basile
📧 imbasile@gmail.com
🌐 www.imbasile.com
📸 Instagram: @imbasile_

Quotes:

“With charismatic performances, carefully layered production, and lyrics that linger long after the last note fades, he’s crafted a sound that feels fiercely honest and strikingly alive. In a musical landscape that often favors flash over substance, Basile reminds us why authenticity and a little faith in the unknown still matter.”

-Melody Lens

“If the outlaw country cosmos had a chapel, Matt Basile would be preaching from the pulpit — half prophet, half drifter, and all conviction.”

-Song Web

“Those vocals have some real stories to tell.”

- Alt77

“The deep and resonant vocals thrive on this Country track with poetic and creatively written lyrics.”

- A Song In Life

"Some songs exude a feeling of being “iconic”—and this song does just that. Matt’s voice soothes the listener as much as it invigorates them. “In A Lonely Place” is thought-provoking with an incredibly mature feel. I can’t imagine a better piece for the season.

- Forthright Records 

"'Dead As A Doornail' tells a great story." 

- American Highways