Matt Pond PA
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| Background information | |
| Origin | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Genres | Indie |
| Years active | 1998–present |
| Labels | Lancaster File 13 Polyvinyl Altitude |
| Website | mattpondpa.com |
| Members | |
| Matt Pond (vocals, guitar) Dan Crowell (drums) Chris Hansen (keyboard/guitar) |
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| Former members | |
| Rosie McNamara-Jones Josh Kramer Jim Hostetter Sean Byrne Mike Kennedy Matt Raisch Jim Kehoe Eve Miller Will Levatino Dan Mitha Brian Pearl Dana Feder Cory Popp Matthew Daniel Siskin Steve Jewett |
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Matt Pond PA (commonly typeset as matt pond PA, or mppa for short) is an indie band formed in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1998 by singer/songwriter Matt Pond.
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[edit] History
When the band originally formed in 1998, Matt Pond was accompanied by guitarist/bassist Josh Kramer, violinist Rosie McNamara-Jones, cellist Jim Hostetter, and drummer Sean Byrne (previously of Lenola and The Twin Atlas). Their debut Deer Apartments gained them recognition in CDNow's Unheard? competition for unsigned artists that same year. Sophomore effort Measure followed in 2000, garnering comparisons to a stripped-down version of the Cure, and the I Thought You Were Sleeping EP appeared in spring 2001.
In 2003, Pond left Philadelphia for Brooklyn, and Matt Pond is the only remaining original member of the band. Brian Pearl (guitars/piano), Dan Crowell (drums), and Daniel Mitha (bass) joined Pond for the recording of Emblems, which was released on Altitude in May 2004. Matt Pond PA shared dates with Keane and then Ted Leo and the Pharmacists. Prior to releasing their fifth album, the seasonal EP effort Winter Songs was issued in January 2005. Several Arrows Later was released the following October, which included the debut of cellist Dana Feder who also toured with the band. Dana Feder would later leave the band and join national act Anomie Belle.[1]
In early 2006, Mitha departed Matt pond PA and was replaced by Steve Jewett. A limited-run EP, If You Want Blood, was released the following summer, and the band returned with a new full-length album, Last Light, in September 2007. [2]
On November 25, 2008 Matt Pond PA released an entirely free 9 song EP entitled The Freeep. On September 1, 2009 the free download was removed from the Matt Pond PA website and the EP was released on iTunes renamed to Auri Sacra Fames.
The band is working on their next album, called The Dark Leaves which is scheduled for a January 2010 release.[3]
Matt Pond PA has performed with Ted Leo and the Pharmacists, Nickel Creek, Youth Group, Mae, Keane, Guster, Dios Malos, Neko Case, Straylight Run, and Liz Phair.
The band's music has been included in the soundtrack for the Fox television program The O.C., specifically cover versions of Oasis' "Champagne Supernova" and Neutral Milk Hotel's "In the Aeroplane Over the Sea."
Matt Pond PA recorded a cover of the My Chemical Romance song "I'm Not Okay" for Engine Room Recordings' compilation album Guilt by Association Vol. 2, which was released in November of 2008 [4].
[edit] Discography
[edit] LPs
- Dear Apartments (1998)
- Measure (2000)
- The Green Fury (2002)
- The Nature of Maps (2002)
- Emblems (2004)
- Several Arrows Later (2005)
- Last Light (2007)
- The Dark Leaves (2010)
[edit] EPs
- I Thought You Were Sleeping (2001)
- This Is Not the Green Fury (2001)
- Lily Two Single (2004)
- Four Songs (Matt Pond PA EP) (2004)
- Winter Songs (2005)
- Snow Day Single (2005)
- Champagne Supernova EP (2006)
- Several Arrows Later Single (2006)
- If You Want Blood (2007)
- The Freeep (2008)
- Auri Sacra Fames (2009)
- The Threeep - Part I - Starting (2009)
[edit] Compilations
- "Champagne Supernova" (Oasis Cover) from The OC: Mix 4 (2005)
- "I'm Not Okay" (My Chemical Romance Cover) from Guilt by Association Vol. 2 (2008)
[edit] References
- ^ Ankeny, Jason (2007). "Matt Pond PA". All Music Guide. http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11:difrxqykld6e~T1/artist.jhtml#bio.
- ^ Nyland, Rob (October 28, 2007). "Matt Pond PA - Last Light". Three Imaginary Girls. http://www.threeimaginarygirls.com/recordreview/2007oct/matt_pond_PA/last_light.
- ^ http://www.mattpondpa.com/?page_id=41
- ^ Matthew Solarski (19 November 2008). "My Brightest Diamond, Frightened Rabbit Do Covers". Pitchfork. http://pitchfork.com/news/34070-my-brightest-diamond-frightened-rabbit-do-covers/. Retrieved 2009-06-11.
