Astair (Album Version) (2005)

Artist: Matt Costa

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Disc 1
Song Title	Album	Sample	Time
2. Astair (Album Version)	Songs We Sing		2:58

(P) 2006 Brushfire Records

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Release Date: 3/28/2006

UPC: 00602498518731

Buy.com Sku: 202455913

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Notes & Personnel Info
	Personnel include: Matt Costa (vocals); Tom Dumont (guitar, bass guitar); Mitchell Townsend (electric guitar); Tom Matson (piano); Gabrial McNair (harpsichord); Bob Thomson (bass guitar); Adam Zuckert (drums).
	Discovered by No Doubt guitarist Tom Dumont and championed by famously laid-back neo-folkie Jack Johnson, young Huntington Beach, California-based singer/songwriter Matt Costa offers up a surprisingly eclectic, mature, and elegant debut with 2006's SONGS WE SING. Like his considerably more melancholy precursor Elliott Smith, Costa mixes delicate acoustic melodies (the lush, Nick Drake-like "Astair") with occasional rocked-out moments (the lurching "Sweet Thursday"), and roots much of his material in the territory in-between, most notably the chiming single "Cold December" and the slowly building "Ballad of Miss Kate," which calls attention to Costa's deft six-string work. Revealing a sophisticated sense of songcraft that sets him apart from many of his youthful peers, Costa proves that he's an artist to watch on this assured first outing. (Note: SONGS WE SING was previously issued in 2005 with a slightly different track listing.)
Producer: Tom Dumont
Engineer: Phil Ek

Technical Info


	Release Date : 03/28/2006
	Original Release Date : 2005
	Catalog ID : 0006264
	Label : Universal Records (USA)
	Number of Discs : 1
	Studio/Live : Studio
	Mono/Stereo : Stereo
	SPAR Code : n/a
	UPC : 00602498518731

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- 3 stars out of 5 -- "Costa cuts the breezy innocence of 'Cold December' with the dark 'Ballad Of Miss Kate'....The net result is a pleasing haze, with glints of magic."

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