With its beautiful songs, powerful singing and gorgeous instrumentation, If Wishes Were Horses will surely be remembered as one of the most exciting roots releases of 2019. On “Velvet Bulldozer” Matt sings, “I sit back and smoke my pipe. I think of my voice on the radio and wonder, man, what would that be like?” If there’s any justice in the world, Matt Patershuk won’t have to wonder for much longer.