Deer Apartments

Deer Apartments
Studio album by
Matt Pond PA
Released1998
GenrePop
LabelFile 13
ProducerJosh Kramer
Matt Pond PA chronology
Deer Apartments
(1998)		 Measure
(2000)

Deer Apartments is the first album by the American band Matt Pond PA, released in 1998. It won CDNow's Unheard? competition for unsigned artists that year. Soon after the release, Deer Apartments largely remained out of print until 2024, when it was released on vinyl for the first time, with a run of 520 being produced.

Critical reception

The Philadelphia Inquirer deemed the album "a stunning singer-songwriter/chamber-rock debut." The Philadelphia Daily News considered it an "orchestrated and intellectual brand of pop." In 2004, The News Journal labeled it "a bouncy affair with pop guitars, electronic effects and Pond's just enough vocals that sometimes resembled Robert Smith."

Track listing

  1. "For Sale" – 3:56
  2. "Fortune Flashlight" – 3:12
  3. "Perfect Fit" – 3:58
  4. "The Lettuce" – 4:37
  5. "Stars and Scars" – 3:37
  6. "Green Pennies" – 3:01
  7. "Deer Season" – 2:13
  8. "Electric" – 3:52
  9. "Corn Stalks" – 3:26
  10. "Riser Two" – 3:22
  11. "Possibilities of Summer" – 2:44
  12. "Hunter" – 2:32
  13. "Bad Idea" – 3:26
  14. "Full as Full" – 3:14
  15. "Apology" – 3:15

References

  1. ↑ Sculley, Alan (March 15, 2006). "Matt Pond PA: The Philly rocker dips into stardom". The Morning Call. p. M12.
  2. ↑ Beckley, Fred (November 6, 1998). "Matt Pond PA". Features Weekend. The Philadelphia Inquirer. p. 17.
  3. ↑ Baker, Brian (February 21, 2002). "Matt Pond PA". Music. Cleveland Scene.
  4. ↑ Lang, George (November 19, 2004). "Cool covers". The Daily Oklahoman. p. 7D.
  5. ↑ DeLuca, Dan (October 2, 1998). "And Then There's...". Features Weekend. The Philadelphia Inquirer. p. 19.
  6. ↑ Esack, Steve (May 30, 2000). "On the Go: The original". Philadelphia Daily News. p. 46.
  7. ↑ Fritz, Christopher (August 6, 2004). "One-time contender for city's rock title is home again". 55 Hours. The News Journal. p. 13.