''Puckett's Versus the Country Boy'' is the first and only solo EP by

Matt Sharp Matthew Kelly Sharp (born September 22, 1969) is an American singer-songwriter and musician. Until 1998, he was the bassist for the Rock music, rock band Weezer, which he co-founded in 1992. He appears on their first two albums, the ''Weezer (B ...

, famous for his time as the bassist of

Weezer Weezer is an American rock band formed in Los Angeles, California, in 1992. Since 2001, the band has consisted of Rivers Cuomo (lead vocals, guitar, keyboards), Patrick Wilson (drums, backing vocals), Brian Bell (guitar, keyboards, backing ...

and as the frontman of

The Rentals The Rentals is an American rock band fronted by vocalist Matt Sharp. Sharp has been the only consistent member since the group's inception. The band's best selling single is "Friends of P." (1995). The Rentals released two albums, ''Return of t ...

. The EP marked Sharp's return to the music world so to speak, being his first release since The Rentals went on hiatus in 1999. Different from previous efforts in his catalogue, the EP features no electric guitar, synths, or percussion. Instead the album is comprised fully of lap steel, acoustic guitar, piano, organ, and Sharp's vocals. This release also sees a shift in Sharp's musical style from the Alt-rock he's known for into the land of Folk. This shift set the stage for Sharp's self titled and lone solo studio album,

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* 2003 EPs Matt Sharp albums {{2000s-folk-album-stub