Matt Jasper’s “The Distance Between” Returns with 20th Anniversary Reissue — A Timeless Chronicle of Longing and Love Revisited
Originally released in May 2004 as part of Matt Jasper’s senior thesis at Rutgers University, The Distance Between makes a poignant return two decades later in a freshly remastered 20th Anniversary Edition. A concept album woven around a long-distance relationship unfolding over the course of a single week, the record pairs storytelling and songcraft in an emotionally resonant collection that once included a novella of interconnected short stories. From the tentative anticipation of “Leave The Tape Running” to the bittersweet farewell in “Grey,” Jasper captures the fragile beauty of youthful love stretched across time zones and highways.
Rooted in the early-2000s alternative and pop rock sound, The Distance Between will appeal to fans of John Mayer, Death Cab for Cutie, Ben Folds, and The Decemberists. Matt Jasper leads with emotive vocals and deft acoustic and electric guitar work, joined by Eddie Hermoso on piano and bass, and Ron Fleming—whose credits include Cam’ron and the Harlem Gospel Choir—on drums. Recorded at Studio None, produced by Jasper and engineered by Hermoso, the album is as sonically intimate as it is lyrically personal. Whether you’re rediscovering this cult college classic or hearing it for the first time, The Distance Between remains a universal portrait of connection, distance, and memory.
“This album began as a question: What happens when you try to live your love life between weekends? It became a deeply personal project—songs written from real letters, real phone calls, and the long, lonely drives between,” says Matt Jasper. “I’m proud to revisit The Distance Between 20 years later. It captures a moment in time, but the emotions remain just as relevant—and just as raw.”
The 20th Anniversary Edition of The Distance Between is available now on all major streaming platforms, with original liner notes and novella excerpts included in the digital reissue.
TRACK LISTING:
- Leave The Tape Running
- Should Have
- Like To Say
- Love Letter
- Jess
- Sixty Miles
- Weekend Drive
- Age
- Morning Kisses
- Goodnight Not Goodbye
- Remembrance
- Grey