Matt Hansen

Working on the continuum of pop's most heart-on-sleeve male singers of the past few decades, Matt Hansen's songs speak to the lovelorn; they're dramatic and dynamic in equal amounts. Born in San Rafael, California in 2000, Hansen -- a shy kid whose parents coaxed him out of his shell by encouraging him to try theater in school -- studied ethnomusicology at UCLA and kept himself entertained by covering his favorite types of pop songs on social media: emotive, sensitive tracks by pop/rock acts known for filling arenas. Unexpectedly, his takes on tracks like Coldplay's "Yellow" ...