''Measure'' is the second album by
Matt Pond PA
Matt Pond PA is a New York-based band formed in Philadelphia by singer-songwriter Matt Pond. It has released numerous LPs and numerous EPs between 1998 and 2021.
Throughout the years Pond enlisted a rotating cast of collaborators for recording a ...
, released in 2000.
Production
The album was produced by Brian McTear. Pond rewrote many of the songs during the recording sessions, eventually bringing in a drummer.
Critical reception
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Exclaim!
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'' wrote that "the winning pop disc thrives on the honeyed tones of Pond's voice and poignant arrangements." The ''
Philadelphia Daily News
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The ''Dail ...
'' likened the "folky, string-drenched arrangements" to those of
Jeremy Enigk
Jeremy Enigk (; born July 16, 1974) is an American singer-songwriter, vocalist and guitarist / multi-instrumentalist. He is known as a solo artist, a film score composer, and as the lead vocalist, bassist, rhythm guitarist and keyboardist of the ...
.
[ '']PopMatters
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'' called the album "aching, melancholic, orchestral pop that bordered on gloom and despair without crossing over into the realm of the ominous." In a review of the band's next album, ''The Green Fury
''The Green Fury'' is the third album from Matt Pond PA
Matt Pond PA is a New York-based band formed in Philadelphia by singer-songwriter Matt Pond. It has released numerous LPs and numerous EPs between 1998 and 2021.
Throughout the years Po ...
'', ''The A.V. Club
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'' deemed ''Measure'' "magnificent."
Track listing
# "Measure 1" – 4:12
# "The Sound and the Words" – 1:28
# "The Hollows" – 3:24
# "Green Grass" – 5:51
# "Measure 2" – 3:08
# "Sugar House" – 1:42
# "New Fall" – 4:38
# "Competition" – 2:34
# "Flying Through the Scenery" – 2:08
# "The Price of Spring" – 3:10
# "It's Over" – 1:49
Personnel
*Josh Kramer – guitar, bass
*Jim Hosetter – cello
*Rosie McNamara-Jones – violin, backup vocals
*Sean Byrne – drums, percussion
*Matt Pond – vocals, guitar, keys
*Julia Rivers – French horn
The French horn (since the 1930s known simply as the horn in professional music circles) is a brass instrument made of tubing wrapped into a coil with a flared bell. The double horn in F/B (technically a variety of German horn) is the horn most ...
*Justin DiFebbos – flute
*Rebecca Cannon – vocals on "Sugar House"
*Brian McTear – guitar, bass, keys, backup vocals, percussion
Technical personnel
*Recorded and produced by Brian McTear at MinerStreet/CycleSound
*Mastered by John Baker at Maja Audio Group
References
2000 albums
Matt Pond PA albums
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