Matt Pond PA
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| Background information | |
| Origin | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Genre(s) | Indie |
| Years active | 1998–present |
| Label(s) | 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, along with guitarist/bassist Josh Kramer, violinist Rosie McNamara-Jones, cellist Jim Hostetter, and drummer Sean Byrne (previously of Lenola and The Twin Atlas). Matt Pond is the only remaining original member because the band had to reform when Pond moved to New York City. Their debut Deer Apartments gained them recognition in CDNow's Unheard? competition for unsigned artists that same year.
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 [1].
On November 25, 2008 matt pond PA released an entirely free 9 song EP entitled The Freeep. The band is working on their next album, called The Dark Leaves which is scheduled for a January 2010 release.[2]
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[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)
[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)
[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
- ^ 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 on 2009-06-11.
- ^ http://www.mattpondpa.com/?page_id=41
