Melodic piano, warming organs, and grippingly perseverant themes resonate throughout “Rough Patch,” a consuming piece of songwriting from Matt Saxton. The East Sussex, UK-based songwriter and multi-instrumentalist delivers an emotively affecting sound here, depicting a couple in the midst of a rough time and recognizing as such — though choosing to move forward together, rather than dissolving in the face of hardships.

Reassuring, perseverant sentiments complement Saxton’s acknowledgement of a “rough patch” throughout, building from an approachable and melodic folk-rock aesthetic into a saxophone-laden finale, where the moving acknowledgements — “we’ll get through it, like we did before” — play with further entrancement.

“We nearly lost it all, I was cold and you were alone,” Saxton’s vocals let out, emphasizing mutually experienced strife, and also the desire to continue confronting those challenges, together. “Rough Patch” marks another definitive success from Matt Saxton, who has caught our ears in the past year with gems like “The Edge of Things” and “Feel It Again.”

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