Matthew David Olerio AKA: Erev has dropped new track “Sandbar”. The songwriter and composer’s new body embraces an ethereal void; weaving rhythmic, breezy textures alongside playful melodies that transport to an otherworldly place and time. Erev on the track, “Sonically, “Sandbar” is inspired by campy, Euro-balearic tones and ubiquitous reggaeton rhythms. It was fun pushing these worlds together to see what would happen. This song has become a palate cleanser for me; a reminder to stay open and move with lightness through internal and external changes – a portal of sorts to the unknown.”

Erev was formed in 2019 in coastal Rhode Island as a solo venture; experimenting with minimal, piano and synthesizer driven tones. These improvised recordings took form as the EP ‘Knots’ in 2021 and LP ‘Notes’ in 2023. Along the way, Erev’s sound has evolved with the help of friends and collaborators—developing a range that oscillates between ambient, folk and balearic/exotica. Weaving in and out of different genres seems to be a comfortable place for Olerio. Within these worlds, the common thread is found in tinges of nostalgia, carried by blissful melodies that evoke a playful curiosity.

order “Sandbar” HERE