THE NATURAL LINES – The Natural Lines – LP – Green Vinyl

LP – Limited Edition 140g Green Vinyl.

The artist formerly known as Matt Pond PA returns with the self-titled debut album from The Natural Lines. At once clearly Ponds work yet a huge leap forward in its measured songcraft, melodic immediacy, collaborative detail and wryly questioning lyrics, the result is a gorgeous album of intimate reflections from a relocated, renamed, revivified talent.

Pond-watchers might wonder why the album took so long to arrive since Matt Pond PAs last album proper, Still Summer (2017). But The Natural Lines was not a project to be rushed. Recorded with close collaborators and friends over a period that saw Pond make vital adjustments to his life, its stealth emergence reflects his desire to set a fresh pace for himself and come from somewhere new, somewhere more open.

Now based in Kingston, New York, with his partner and wild dog Willa, Matt explains the albums gestation thus. It was something different from the start. I wanted to write as purely as I could. Instead of getting stuck in the tour, write an album, release an album, tour cycle, which is not a natural way of writing or living, I wanted to write an album and when it was done I wanted to make sure it was done. I didnt want this feeling of, Oh, we didnt have time, or, I dont know whether I believe in the songs but its coming out anyway. I used to be always racing to the finish line, but Im not anymore.

* Vinyl image shown is a mock-up only. Actual vinyl colour/shade may vary after pressing.

Tracklist:

Side A
1. Monotony
2. No More Tragedies
3. Help
4. Alex Bell
5. My Answer
6. Spontaneous Skylights

Side B
1. A Scene That Will Never Die
2. Person Of Interest
3. Don’t Come Down
4. Artificial Moonlight
5. Mahwah