I wasn’t exactly expecting to have a track on repeat all day, but “Chasin’ Rainbows” by Matt DeAngelis did that to me. From the first few piano chords, it wraps itself around your ears in a soft glow, like someone lighting a candle in a dim room to let you see something you’ve been missing. The intro is gentle, unhurried, and gives space for DeAngelis’s voice to drift in.
His vocal tone has this honest, slightly raspy warmth, not over polished, not trying too hard, like he’s speaking to you right in the room. When the chorus opens up, there’s a gospel-tinged lift, a kind of group harmony in the background that elevates the melody so you lean in. The hook stays with you but doesn’t hit you over the head, it grows in you. The instrumentation behind him is smart, you hear the swell of strings or ambient pads, maybe a guitar entering just when you thought it had settled. The balance is neat, what’s supporting him never overshadows his emotional delivery.
One part I found especially striking is around that instrumental break (just after the first chorus) where things open wider, drums push forward a bit, the harmonies expand, and it feels like the song is breathing more deeply, holding on a note a moment longer than you expect. That pause, that stretch, lets you feel the space. The transitions from soft to a fuller sound feel natural, not forced.
I also loved how the lyrics are hopeful but grounded. There’s a sense of striving in “chasing rainbows” but not in a naive way, more like acknowledging life’s storms and still wanting to see color in it all. You catch glimpses of vulnerability, doubt, faith. The way he sings certain lines, stretching syllables, adding slight inflections, makes the words land. The backing vocals add texture, building in layers so that by the end you’re not just hearing a solo voice, but a small choir of echoes around him. If I were telling a friend about it, I’d say: this is one of those songs you can let play late at night, with nothing else on, and it gives you a moment. It doesn’t demand, it invites. And with every listen you hear a detail you might have missed the first time, a harmony tucked behind, a shift in the chord, a gentle drum fill. I find myself going back to specific lines, humming parts afterward.
So yeah, if you’re into songs that slow burn their way into your head, give this a shot. And while you’re at it, follow Matt DeAngelis on social media and Spotify to stay updated on new releases.
