I was just listening to indie 103.1 here in L.A., and heard this song, which immediately caught my ear. It's an awesome song, which to me sounds kinda folksy. I hunted around and found out it was by Matthew Sweet.

Are his albums worth checking out? I don't know if I have ever listened to his stuff at all.

Anyway, check out this song. It's incredibly good.

HOLY SHIT YES!!!

You need:
Girlfriend

100% Fun

Altered Beast (the album with that song on it)

In that order.

Thanks. I can't wait to hear some of his other work.

No sweat.
An added bonus is that his lead guitar players on all those albums are:
Rober Quine (The Voidoids, David Bowie, Lou Reed)
and
Richard Lloyd (Television)

Two of the greatest, ever IMO.

i'm a big fan of 100% Fun

Yep, but Kim Ga Suki (which Todd probably doesn't have so its an honest mistake) is significantly better than Altered beast.

np: Yankees v Tigers

I DO need that!

Billy... did you get my PM?

Pop Todd got it all right. Matthew Sweet is great, particularly the albums he mentioned. I actually got rid of Altered Beast some time ago for some reason, but now you guys are making me wish I still had it.

Steve

Exactly, except put Kimi Ga Suki before Altered Beast, like billy said.
Whatever you do, go get Girlfriend right this second.

I think "In Reverse" is underrated, too...there's a great album in there buried under a few uneccessary tracks.