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=> GENERAL DISCUSSION => Topic started by: HoyaSaxa03 on August 03, 2006, 06:53:00 am
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why doesn't this guy get more love?
his arrangements and melodies are really top-notch (on par with the Shins or Sufjan or other great indie/chamber-pop outifts) and he's released a long string of really strong albums ... it just doesn't seem like he's mentioned in those kind of ranks
is he too earnest for the hipper-than-thou indie crowd? do i just have my head in the sand?
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I think it is the PA at the end of the name. Is he an attorney, from Pennsylvania? What? I saw him a while back and he was damn good, bit Dylan-y though.
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He's from Pennsylvania.
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If he gets mentioned too much, then he would not be indie.
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I agree. More Matt Pond appreciation is definitely needed.
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I liked Several Arrows Later...
Haven't really listened to his earlier stuff too much. Any suggestions?
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Has he been on the OC? Maybe that would help.
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His arrangements are great, but I think his lyrics are a bit too cheasy sometimes, "I remember you, do you remember me, there's nowhere to the heart better than awkwardly..."
But I will admit, I liked both Emblems and Several Arrows Later quite a bit.
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one of his songs was on the OC..one off Emblems.
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Originally posted by manimtired:
one of his songs was on the OC..one off Emblems.
i thought his song on the OC was the Champagne Supernova cover
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The Post once described Matt Pond PA as "post-indie chamber pop" - a fact which may explain why they have never gotten a lot of attention. I mean, honestly, when was the last time someone told you they were really into post-indie chamber pop?
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Originally posted by ggwâ?¢:
The Post once described Matt Pond PA as "post-indie chamber pop" - a fact which may explain why they have never gotten a lot of attention. I mean, honestly, when was the last time someone told you they were really into post-indie chamber pop?
When Rhett was gushing over Devotcka?
*Disclaimer: I like Devotcka myself.
Speaking of 'post-indie chamber pop' (minus some of the pop), did anyone see My Education the other night at Iota? I would have liked to have seen that show.
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For me, it starts with the band name sucking and carrying on into the "I already have albums by the Shins and Pernice Brothers and Nada Surf and this band is not close to that level so why would I need their cd's?" train of thought.
Originally posted by HoyaSaxa08:
why doesn't this guy get more love?
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Originally posted by Weird Little Self Loathing Man:
For me, it starts with the band name sucking and carrying on into the "I already have albums by the Shins and Pernice Brothers and Nada Surf and this band is not close to that level so why would I need their cd's?" train of thought.
Originally posted by HoyaSaxa08:
why doesn't this guy get more love?
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Actually, I feel like the Pernice Brothers don't get enough love.
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You're probably right. And the Pernice Bros. release on their own label as opposed to being on a major like Matt Pond PA, so they probably don't get as much cash, either.
Originally posted by jude376:
Originally posted by Weird Little Self Loathing Man:
For me, it starts with the band name sucking and carrying on into the "I already have albums by the Shins and Pernice Brothers and Nada Surf and this band is not close to that level so why would I need their cd's?" train of thought.
Originally posted by HoyaSaxa08:
why doesn't this guy get more love?
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Actually, I feel like the Pernice Brothers don't get enough love. [/b]
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Last time Pernice Brothers came to DC, they played at Jammin' Java. Jammin' Java! Don't get me wrong, Jammin' Java is a nice little place and all, especially if you're an up-and-coming artist. I just think that the Bros. are way too established for such a small venue.
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Whereas Matt Pond headlined at 9:30. Now remind me, who's not getting enough love?
Originally posted by jude376:
Last time Pernice Brothers came to DC, the played at Jammin' Java. Jammin' Java! Don't get me wrong, Jammin' Java is a nice little place and all, especially if you're an up-and-coming artist. I just think that the Bros. are way too established for such a small venue.
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Exactly.
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i have nearly all his albums. i'd be happy to burn you some stuff.
Originally posted by jude376:
I liked Several Arrows Later...
Haven't really listened to his earlier stuff too much. Any suggestions?
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Originally posted by lily1:
i have nearly all his albums. i'd be happy to burn you some stuff.
Originally posted by jude376:
I liked Several Arrows Later...
Haven't really listened to his earlier stuff too much. Any suggestions?
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Thanks for the offer, lily. :) But I have that Yahoo Music Unlimited thing - so it's easy to just play anything. If you have recommendations, let me know.
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i like the green fury a lot and emblems as well. deer apartments and measure are the earliest releases. i haven't listened to the ep's in a long long time so i can't confidently recommend them. nor have i listened the nature of maps in a while.
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Last time I checked Polyvinyl and Altitude aren't exactly "major" labels...
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"closest (look out)" and "grave's disease" off of the emblems album got me hooked. several arrows later is a good album, top to bottom, but the title track kicks ass (as much as matt pond pa can kick ass).
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Originally posted by jude376:
Last time Pernice Brothers came to DC, they played at Jammin' Java. Jammin' Java! Don't get me wrong, Jammin' Java is a nice little place and all, especially if you're an up-and-coming artist. I just think that the Bros. are way too established for such a small venue.
Many things factor into where a show is held. You guys get bent out of shape sometimes when really, sometimes maybe, it's just a date that is open and fits. DC is doing much better with the amount of venues, but they are either large or small, few in between. Jammin' Java can hold more than Iota, not sure the Bros. fit the BC, or if they can fill 930. The Bros. have played at Jammin' Java a few times. Thus, they return.
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I don't think we were lamenting the fact that PB played JJ. We were lamenting the fact that they are underappreciated and thus not playing bigger venues by now. And yes, they have headlined the Black Cat in the past.
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I went to the 9:30 show mainly for Youth Group, who opened, although I'd heard really good things about Matt Pond and was interested in them. After the show, I snapped up all six CDs they had available (four albums and two EPs) on the spot. And I've been fortunate enough to see them again since then, at the NorVA in Norfolk. There was a half-decent showing there, actually...Matt said they only expected, like, ten or so. I'm not sure why such a spectacular band hasn't gotten more attention.
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Originally posted by Weird Little Self Loathing Man:
I don't think we were lamenting the fact that PB played JJ. We were lamenting the fact that they are underappreciated and thus not playing bigger venues by now. And yes, they have headlined the Black Cat in the past.
Well-said. :)