Matthew Sweet

Album reviews

In Reverse
Volcano (1999)
Unfortunately, alternative pop singer/songwriter Matthew Sweet's knack for squeezingnew feeling out of his sound is lost on this overproduced disc of bland melodies, his seventh full-length recording.

Blue Sky On Mars
Zoo (1997)
The thirty-something Matthew Sweet's sixth solo album Blue Sky On Mars is a collection of 12 finely produced tunes that further cement his position as one of the supreme authorities on '90s alternative-pop music.

Girlfriend
Zoo (1991)
Young love is pop music's most enduring and endearing subject, and on Girlfriend, Matthew Sweet renews its prominence, guiding listeners through a full thematic exploration of the teen relationship.

Interviews

To Value Your Own Weirdness
November 17, 2004
The artist regales NATN with a handful of well-put monologues reveling in his newfound independent status, Robert Quine, Van Dyke Parks, and his own pair of "new" albums.