''Confidence Man'' is the first solo album by
Matt Pryor, frontman for
the New Amsterdams
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Get Up Kids
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Recording
The album was written, produced, and recorded at Pryor's home studio in
Lawrence, Kansas. The first single off the album, entitled "Lorelai" was made available on Pryor's Myspace page. The album stemmed from Pryor's desire to write an album before he turned 30, to write and record an album by himself completely.
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Track listing
Personnel
* Matt Pryor - vocals, guitar, percussion, piano, production
*Colin Mahoney - mixing
*Joe Montgomery - photography
References
External links
Billboard.com: Album Review
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2008 debut albums
Matt Pryor (musician) albums
Vagrant Records albums