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Release Date: 2023-03-24Label: Bella Union
Hype Sticker:Change comes naturally for songwriter-singer Matt Pond on his return with a band-based format under a new name, after 14-plus albums as the Philadelphia-formed Matt Pond PA. "There's too much collaboration to continue as the captain and I'm not the same captain I used to be." Recorded with friends over a period that saw Pond move to Kingston, NY, and make vital life adjustments, the result is an album of intimate and beautifully appointed reflections from a reconfigured talent, rich in measured songcraft, melodic immediacy, collaborative detail, questioning lyrics and dry wit. Glistening opener 'Monotony' truly breathes, setting a steady-handed pace. 'No More Tragedies' and 'HELP' essay wryly confessional takes on soft-rock classicism, while 'A Scene That Will Never Die' brims with romanticism and 'Don't Come Down' finds Pond's narrator cheek-to-pavement, seeking new angles on the world. Joined by long-term wingman/multi-instrumentalist Chris Hansen, cellist Hilary James, singer Anya Marina and more, The Natural Lines is the sound of an itinerant artist finding the refreshed, revivified perspective he was looking for.
Pressed on Limited 140g Green Vinyl
Includes The Singles 'Monotony' & 'Don't Come Down'
Includes single-sided lyric insert and custom printed card stock inner sleeve.