Deer Apartments

Deer Apartments
Studio album by
Matt Pond PA
Released1998
GenrePop
LabelFile 13[1]
ProducerJosh Kramer
Matt Pond PA chronology
Deer Apartments
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(2000)

Deer Apartments is the first album by the American band Matt Pond PA, released in 1998.[2][3] It won CDNow's Unheard? competition for unsigned artists that year.[4] Soon after release, Deer Apartments largely remained out of print until 2024, when it was released on vinyl for the first time, with a run of 520 being produced.

Critical reception

The Philadelphia Inquirer deemed the album "a stunning singer-songwriter/chamber-rock debut."[5] The Philadelphia Daily News considered it an "orchestrated and intellectual brand of pop."[6] In 2004, The News Journal labeled it "a bouncy affair with pop guitars, electronic effects and Pond's just enough vocals that sometimes resembled Robert Smith."[7]

Track listing

  1. "For Sale" – 3:56
  2. "Fortune Flashlight" – 3:12
  3. "Perfect Fit" – 3:58
  4. "The Lettuce" – 4:37
  5. "Stars and Scars" – 3:37
  6. "Green Pennies" – 3:01
  7. "Deer Season" – 2:13
  8. "Electric" – 3:52
  9. "Corn Stalks" – 3:26
  10. "Riser Two" – 3:22
  11. "Possibilities of Summer" – 2:44
  12. "Hunter" – 2:32
  13. "Bad Idea" – 3:26
  14. "Full as Full" – 3:14
  15. "Apology" – 3:15

References

  1. ^ Sculley, Alan (15 Mar 2006). "Matt Pond PA: The Philly rocker dips into stardom". The Morning Call. p. M12.
  2. ^ Beckley, Fred (6 Nov 1998). "Matt Pond PA". Features Weekend. The Philadelphia Inquirer. p. 17.
  3. ^ Baker, Brian (February 21, 2002). "Matt Pond PA". Music. Cleveland Scene.
  4. ^ Lang, George (Nov 19, 2004). "Cool covers". The Daily Oklahoman. p. 7D.
  5. ^ DeLuca, Dan (2 Oct 1998). "And Then There's...". Features Weekend. The Philadelphia Inquirer. p. 19.
  6. ^ Esack, Steve (May 30, 2000). "On the Go: The original". Philadelphia Daily News. p. 46.
  7. ^ Fritz, Christopher (6 Aug 2004). "One-time contender for city's rock title is home again". 55 Hours. The News Journal. p. 13.