This whole project started out just for us. Most of the tracks you hear were Andrea sitting down and just messing around. We would be in the living room late at night, her in her chair with either the iPad or the MacBook depending on how she felt, just tinkering with sounds. Sometimes I would grab my phone and film little clips for YouTube while she built a beat or played with a melody. There was never a plan to turn it into anything bigger, it was just us making music because it felt good.

I have been making music since high school back in 2009 and over the years I have built a huge library of presets, drum kits, and synth patches in Logic Pro. I would pull those up, add in parts on the Akai MPK Mini MKIII and just see where the night took us. We tracked Andrea’s vocals with the RØDE NT1 for that warm, intimate sound, and layered in trip hop beats, upright bass, flutes, and quirky synth textures. Andrea would throw in whispers and ad libs, sometimes get feedback from her music friends, and we would polish each track until it just felt alive.

At first this was just something for us, a way to capture those nights and have a little soundtrack to our life. But as we kept going it grew into more. Each song started to feel like its own world, and before we knew it we had a whole collection that felt too good to keep to ourselves. 

Andrea Mathews was a complex woman. Once she got comfortable enough with her production, she started doing it on her own. What started off as a woman not understanding grew into a fierce lion dominating a feeble prey. During the course of Hurricane Helene recovery, I spent many hours away from Andrea, leaving her with the dogs at home and her creative liberties. When Andrea passed, I was expecting to see the songs we had worked on or talked about before. I was not expecting her whole heart to be transferred into our Apple MacBook, forever ensuring her legacy in music. Andrea always said she wanted her name on a building, and one day that will happen. 

 

This is the start of that journey.

 - William J Barthel

Andrea's Single Tracks

Before the Dawn

Andrea Mathews

Before the Dawn is a passionate song Andrea produced during a season when she felt the weight of spiritual warfare pressing in from all sides. The writing on the wall was clear. The battle was not just coming, it had Read more

Before the Dawn is a passionate song Andrea produced during a season when she felt the weight of spiritual warfare pressing in from all sides. The writing on the wall was clear. The battle was not just coming, it had already begun.

Andrea’s prayers during this time were filled with cries for protection, discernment, and strength to stand firm in the faith. Even in the quiet mountain town of Spruce Pine, she could feel the clash of light and darkness growing more intense. This track reflects that tension, yet it also carries the hope that dawn is coming and with it, God’s victory.

Musically, Before the Dawn is cinematic and brooding, building from intimate whispers to powerful crescendos that mirror the rising storm. It is a lament and a rallying cry for believers to stay awake, stay armored, and hold fast to Christ as the night deepens before His light breaks through.

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Little Fluffy Bunny

Andrea Mathews

My Little Fluffy Bunny is one of Andrea’s most playful and heartfelt songs. It feels like sitting down with an old friend while she tells you about the man who made her laugh, kept her steady, and never let her face the Read more

My Little Fluffy Bunny is one of Andrea’s most playful and heartfelt songs. It feels like sitting down with an old friend while she tells you about the man who made her laugh, kept her steady, and never let her face the hard days alone. The lyrics talk about someone who makes the coffee, rubs tired feet, works the knots out of her shoulders, and turns the daily grind into something almost joyful. Behind all the humor and charm is a true story about Andrea’s husband, lovingly called Rabbit.

I knew Rabbit, and I knew Lion too, and this song feels like Andrea putting their whole story to music. What started as just dating turned into a life built together, especially as Andrea faced fibromyalgia and later Lyme disease. Through the flare-ups, the exhaustion, and the days that felt impossible, Rabbit showed up. He did whatever she needed, as long as she wrote it down for him. This song is her way of honoring that devotion, and you can feel the love, the laughter, and even the tears woven into every line.

The music wraps around the story perfectly. Jazzy piano, upright bass, a light trip-hop beat, and playful synths give it a groove that makes you want to sway along. Andrea’s smoky, sly voice makes it all feel warm and a little mischievous. It is the kind of song that makes you smile, makes you think about the people who carried you through your own storms, and maybe leaves you a little teary by the end.

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Faith in the Ruins

Andrea Mathews

Faith in the Ruins is more than a song. It is a remembrance and a testimony. Written after Andrea’s first walk through Cattail Creek in the weeks following Hurricane Helene, this piece carries the weight of what she saw Read more

Faith in the Ruins is more than a song. It is a remembrance and a testimony. Written after Andrea’s first walk through Cattail Creek in the weeks following Hurricane Helene, this piece carries the weight of what she saw and the hope she refused to let go of.

With intimate, smoky vocals over sparse piano and haunting atmospheric textures, Andrea invites listeners into a moment of quiet reflection. The lyrics speak of devastation, yet they rise into a declaration of faith, a reminder that God’s presence is unshaken even when the ground beneath us is not.

This song is dedicated to the lives lost in Cattail Creek and to all who suffered in the wake of the storm. It is a prayer of gratitude for those who survived, a lament for what was taken, and a call to cling to the One who restores all things.

May this song bring comfort to those who grieve, courage to those rebuilding, and inspiration to everyone who listens to stand firm on the Rock of Jesus.

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Sing His Glory

Andrea Mathews

A joyful and celebratory anthem that bursts with praise and energy. Sing His Glory invites listeners to lift their voices with heaven and celebrate the reign of Christ the King. With bright melodies, danceable rhythms, Read more

A joyful and celebratory anthem that bursts with praise and energy. Sing His Glory invites listeners to lift their voices with heaven and celebrate the reign of Christ the King. With bright melodies, danceable rhythms, and soaring harmonies, this song moves from playful verses to a powerful, layered chorus that fills the room with hope and joy. Perfect for worship, celebration, and moments when you want to be reminded that the light has come and Jesus reigns.

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Strings

Andrea Mathews

Strings was written shortly after Andrea began fully self-producing her music. For those who knew her best, this song represents a turning point. Andrea had always been hesitant with technology, even fearful at times, but Read more

Strings was written shortly after Andrea began fully self-producing her music. For those who knew her best, this song represents a turning point. Andrea had always been hesitant with technology, even fearful at times, but as she spent time learning and opening up, her confidence and comfort grew quickly.

With Strings, Andrea found herself in full creative control for the first time. She often said that this was the moment she finally felt free, no longer bound by limitations or expectations. The song is Part One of a two-part ballad that expresses what it felt like to break free from those constraints and step fully into the identity she believed God intended for her.

The music carries a sense of liberation, with lush textures and emotional melodies that mirror Andrea’s spiritual and creative release. Strings is both a celebration of freedom and a declaration of purpose.

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Union of Fools

Andrea Mathews

"Union of Fools" is Andrea Mathews at her rawest, a notebook-scrawled reckoning with betrayal and misplaced trust. Written after a road trip to Michigan that ended with a brutal split from someone who called himself Read more

"Union of Fools" is Andrea Mathews at her rawest, a notebook-scrawled reckoning with betrayal and misplaced trust. Written after a road trip to Michigan that ended with a brutal split from someone who called himself "People," this track captures the moment Andrea finally faced what had been building for months.

HPR News had already kicked People out of Andrea’s home on a trip before Michigan, when he first showed up. Andrea later told Rabbit she should have listened to her gut then, but she didn’t. She gave him the benefit of the doubt, only to be used and manipulated, realizing too late that she had been following a cult leader.

What begins as a slow, almost contemplative verse builds into a feverish chorus where Andrea’s voice cracks with both anger and heartbreak. The lyrics read like an open letter, calling out manipulation, exploitation, and the painful clarity that comes when the blinders finally fall away.

The title, Union of Fools, is a bitter epitaph for the so-called “community” she was once part of, one she now sees as a cult of personality. This song is not just catharsis, it is a line in the sand. It is Andrea telling the world, and herself, that she refuses to be fooled again.

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Our Secret Garden

Andrea Mathews

Sultry, soulful celebration of faithful love that feels both intimate and joyful. Secret Garden invites listeners into a confiding conversation where Andrea’s smoky, playful vocals tell the story of a man whose devotion Read more

Sultry, soulful celebration of faithful love that feels both intimate and joyful. Secret Garden invites listeners into a confiding conversation where Andrea’s smoky, playful vocals tell the story of a man whose devotion is both passionate and pure. With smooth grooves, lush instrumentation, and a touch of gospel warmth, this track blends romance and reverence, creating a space where love feels sacred, tender, and alive.

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Flames

Andrea Mathews

Flames is a searing anthem of passion and transformation. Andrea Mathews’ haunting vocals ignite a story of temptation, desire, and redemption, pulling listeners into a soundscape that burns with raw emotion. The track Read more

Flames is a searing anthem of passion and transformation. Andrea Mathews’ haunting vocals ignite a story of temptation, desire, and redemption, pulling listeners into a soundscape that burns with raw emotion. The track blends sultry verses with a driving, powerful chorus, mirroring the journey from chasing fleeting thrills to finding a consuming, unshakable love.

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All For You

Andrea Mathews

All For You is a lush, cinematic worship ballad that blends the intimacy of prayer with the hypnotic pulse of trip-hop. Andrea Mathews’ smoky, velvety vocals take center stage from the very first note, offering a tender Read more

All For You is a lush, cinematic worship ballad that blends the intimacy of prayer with the hypnotic pulse of trip-hop. Andrea Mathews’ smoky, velvety vocals take center stage from the very first note, offering a tender yet commanding presence. Her delivery feels like a whispered confession, floating over warm analog synths, deep pulsing bass, and a soft downtempo beat that gives the track its meditative momentum.

Andrea dedicated her life to serving Christ, and this song reflects that devotion. The more battles she and her family faced, the stronger her conviction became to remain faithful servants of Christ. Each day began with prayer and ended with scripture. Every journey outside of their home started with a prayer for guidance and protection. All For You is a musical reflection of that heart posture, a declaration that everything she did was for Him.

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