Matthew Sweet
Matthew Sweet
Artist Information
Genres: Alternative Pop/Rock, Power Pop, Adult Alternative Pop/Rock, College Rock, Pop Underground
Active: 80's, 90's, 2000's
Born: October 6, 1964 in Lincoln, NE
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After spending the '80s as an unappreciated jangle pop guitarist with Oh-OK and Lloyd Cole, as well as a solo artist, Matthew Sweet emerged in 1991 as the leading figure of the American power pop revival. Like his British counterparts Teenage Fanclub, Sweet adhered to traditional songcraft, yet subverted the form by adding noisy post-punk guitar and flourishes of country-rock, resulting in an amalgam of the Beatles, Big Star, R.E.M., and Neil Young.
Discography
Release: August 26, 2008
Label: Shout Factory, Shout! Factory
Release: May 26, 2006
Label: Evangeline, Shout! Factory
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