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Matthew are a they, not a he: an orthodox but spirited guitar pop quartet from Chicago. Everybody Down is their first album, and while there is nothing much wrong with it, it suffers from the affliction common to all but the most extraordinary debuts--a more or less total inability to transcend its influences. Matthew's members share a fondn
Matthew are a they, not a he: an orthodox but spirited guitar pop quartet from Chicago. Everybody Down is their first album, and while there is nothing much wrong with it, it suffers from the affliction common to all but the most extraordinary debuts--a more or less total inability to transcend its influences. Matthew's members share a fondness for the works of the Posies and Radiohead. The album is not without its moments--particularly the title track and "Stream"--and it isn't the fault of vocalist Brian McSweeney that every other indie singer on earth is also doing his best to replicate the falsetto flights of Timand Jeff Buckley. But, sometime before they make their next album, Matthew badly need to come up with something recognizably their own. --Andrew Mueller
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