Matt Nathanson

records are dead.
record stores are dead.
everyone's been falling all over
themselves for years to talk about this.
'the future is downloading', 'people don't have the attention span'
'no one cares'... and blah. blah. blah.
we ARE moving to a new frontier, sure...
but apparently no one told my wallet.

making up for lost time in australia,
i went extra ape shit at ameoba on tuesday...
here's a list.
some are new, some are old...
all are very much mine now.

erin mckeown- hundreds of lions
nellie mckay- normal as blueberry pie (a tribute to doris day!)
gossip- music for men
morrissey- swords (bought for B, truth told... but always worth having)
arctic monkeys- humbug
fun- aim and ignite
INXS- X
tegan and sara- sainthood
crowded house- crowded house
talking heads- naked
erykah badu- baduizm (which i once owned, then sold back. this happens a lot)
roxy music- avalon (which i only have on cassette... oh, for shame)
noah and the whole- first day of spring
REM- live at olympia/dublin.
train- save me, san francisco
drivin n' cryin- fly me courageous (another hold over from cassette)
7 worlds collide- the sun came out
sly and the family stone- there's a riot going on' (on vinyl, btw. like it was intended)

home.

no shows. no plane flights. no suitcases.

this is a new concept for me.
i have to keep reminding myself that i'm not leaving.
it feels very indulgent.
i think i'm gonna start wearing satin pajamas all day
and smoking a pipe.
then i'm gonna let my beard grow....
and pay people to come to my house to shave me.
oh the glory!
i'm drunk on the sweet nectar of freedom's kiss!

my only focus now is the new songs. and the new record.
mark flies up on monday for the week to write.
then, the plan is a first round of recording in december...
but plans change. so we'll see.
plus, it isn't super easy scheduling shit between spa treatments.
these shoulders ain't gonna massage themselves, godammit!

Click here to check out Matt's acoustic performance of "Car Crash" and his interview with Undercover while down in Australia.