New Matt Pond PA Album

After a tough year, Matt Pond PA will release their seventh album on September 25th on Altitude Records.

Via Billboard:

"The floor just seemed to drop out on us," Pond tells Billboard.com. "And the bulk of the response fell on me. But in the end, it was kinda good for me. I just had to fight for what I wanted [in this record] and it ended up being that. It continues [with] what I tend to write about -- dealing with death, apathy and women ... and how those tie together."

Pond says that the stalled recording efforts became particularly frustrating in part because the songs had been worked out in his head, yet couldn't be captured with a good recording. "The lyrics had been laid out, and the arrangements were all very clear," he says. "It just sucks that the recordings came out so bad. But those are things you can't take into account."

"Last Light" did have some bright rays, mainly through vocal contributions from Neko Case and Kelly Hogan. "Working with Kelly and Neko, that was one of the greatest parts of this," Pond says. "Kelly is so talented -- sometimes I'm embarrassed to send her my songs. She's pretty awe-inspiring and scary at the same time."

I fell in love with their 2004 release Emblems. Their mellow sound is really beautiful and it's something I put on when I want to just sit down for a while and think.

DOWNLOAD: Matt Pond PA - "Grave's Disease" (MP3)
DOWNLOAD: Matt Pond PA - "Lily One" (MP3)