I love to read, especially while listening to my playlist. And I love getting to add to it with soft and slow songs I discover every day. Today, I had the pleasure of listening to “Visiting Hours” by singer and songwriter, Jon Bryant. And I have to say, this song is perfect to sit down and read a good book to. “Visiting Hours” is a song about Bryant’s grandfather, and how he witnessed his grandfather’s slow health decline, not knowing how much longer he would have with him. He sings about not taking things in life for granted, and I think it’s an incredible message to put forth. As someone currently going through a similar situation with a dying friend, this song really resonated with me.
I mentioned before that I had a reading playlist. It primarily features artists like Bon Iver and Novo Amor. But I think Bryant is the perfect mix of them both. The way he sings is incredibly soft-spoken and emotional. There’s no powerful belting, and the instrumentals are simple. It really helped me to pay attention to the lyrics and connect with the song on a deeper level. I won’t lie, I hadn’t even listened to the song for 30 seconds before I added it to the playlist. Bryant is definitely an artist I’ll need to keep more tabs on for songs to add.
Jon Bryant is a Vancouver-based musician who has been releasing music for over a decade. His debut album, Two Coasts for Comfort, was released in 2009. Since then, he has grown to amass hundreds of thousands of fans, and garner millions of streams on Spotify. On Spotify, he actually gets an average of over 370,000 streams. And some of his songs, like “At Home”, “Light”, and “Headphones”, have tens of millions of streams. I think it’s safe to say I have a new favorite artist to listen to while I read, and a new song to stream for comfort. Go stream “Visiting Hours” everywhere now!
Written By Isabel Mays
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