MATT THE ELECTRICIAN

Animal Boy

2010-01-26

Anyone who thanks chickens in their album liner notes is alright with me. Texas musician, Matt Sever (who really was an electrician at one time) does just that on this, his sixth album. I'll forgive him for covering "Faithfully", because I quite liked the rest of this release. It's full of fun instrumentation provided by Matt, his producer, Mark Addison, and occasional guests. The narrative lyrics are fun and hold my interest...I want to know what happens next. It's hard for me to pick a favorite here, but check out "For Angela" or the title track for starters. Rebecca Ruth

Quick Links:

More reviews tagged #Folk

  • reviewed 06/2006

    JEREMIAH LOCKWOOD
    American Primitive

  • reviewed 05/2014

    HANNAH ALDRIDGE
    Razor Wire

  • reviewed 10/2013

    LAST GOOD TOOTH
    Not Without Work and Rest

  • reviewed 12/2010

    BOB DYLAN
    The Best of the Original Mono Recordings

  • reviewed 01/2010

    MATT THE ELECTRICIAN
    Animal Boy

  • reviewed 01/2010

    SUFJAN STEVENS
    The BQE

Compiled by the WYCE Journalism Club

The opinions expressed in these reviews are those of the individual volunteers that submitted the article and do not necessarily reflect the views of WYCE or GRCMC; nor its staff, donors, or affiliates.