matt pond PA were at their absolute best on the glorious full-length, Emblems. It was beautiful, dynamic, infectious, and perfectly delivered. It seems a long shot that MPPA will ever top it, and in fact, that album seems to have shown us all the tricks that this band has. We have seen the best they have to offer.
And we continue to see it.
The brand new EP, Spring Fools, showcases that matt pond PA still at it, having evolved no further, and still as lovely as ever. Any song on this EP could replace any song on Emblems and it would be just as strong an album. At times lush, sparse, dense, dancey, introspective, etc..this EP is also showcasing that the band’s creative wingspan is still as broad as ever.
Recommended track: “Love To Get Used”
MP3: matt pond PA – ‘Love to get used’
Download ‘Snow Day’ at bottom.
It appeared on 2005′s Winter Songs EP.
The Dark Leaves will see daylight shortly.
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MP3: Matt Pond PA – Snow Day
Brace yourselves for The Dark Leaves.
It’ll see daylight on 4/6.
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MP3: Matt Pond PA – First Light
The Freeep includes:
1. Hearts & Minds
2. Our Braided Lives
3. #5
4. One & Only
5. Imperfect
6. #3
7. First Light
8. Amazing Life
9. #1
Download the entire short player here.
MP3: Matt Pond PA – First Light
Yesterday afternoon’s setlist was:
Wild Girl
Last Light
People Have A Way
Taught To Look Away
Giving It All Away
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MP3: Matt Pond PA – Live On WOXY
And their new moniker is…
The Dark Leaves!
Spinner’s got all the 411.
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MP3: Matt Pond PA – Canadian Song
All dates below:
Feb 28 Ridgewood, NJ – Blend
March 1 Norfolk, VA – NorVa
March 2 Carrboro, NC – Cat’s Cradle
March 4 Charleston, SC – Map Room
March 5 Tallahassee, FL – Down Under
March 6 St. Augustine, FL – Cafe Eleven
March 7 Big Cypress, FL – Langerado
March 8 Tampa, FL – New World Brewery
March 9 Jacksonville, FL – Jack Rabbits
March 19 Los Angeles, CA – El Rey Theatre
March 20 San Fran, CA – The Independent
March 22 Vancouver, BC – R On R
March 23 Seattle, WA – Chop Suey
March 24 Portland, OR – Dante’s
March 27 Denver, CO – Bluebird Theatre
March 29 Kansas City, MO – Record Bar
March 30 Minneapolis, MN – Varsity
March 31 Chicago, IL – Double Door
April 2 Toronto, ON – Lee’s Palace
April 4 New York, NY – The Fillmore
April 5 Cambridge, MA – T.T. The Bears
April 6 Washington, DC – 9.30 Club
April 7 Philadelphia, PA – World Cafe Live
April 9 Cincinnati, OH – 20th Century Theatre
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MP3: Matt Pond PA – Canadian Song
