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Acerbic, self-aware and irreverent, Matt Nathanson sings beautifully cathartic songs that threaten to break your heart. But then, just when you need it most, says something so wholly inappropriate, or recounts a hilarious story (often one that inspired a song) with such detail and candor, that you can’t help but fall in love.
“The way that I joke with people onstage is the way I establish a connection,” the Massachusetts-born, San Francisco-based musician explains. “It’s like introducing yourself if you’re hanging out with someone at a party. You want to talk to them and break the ice so you can have a dialogue and interaction.”
Armed with a 12 -string guitar, an arsenal of confessional songs, a cello player named Matt Fish, and the dictum, “It’s one thing to be depressed, quite another to be depressing,” Nathanson has channeled his self-professed need to be the center of attention into an impressive career as an independent artist. Not content to wait around to be discovered, he self-released and toured in support of five acclaimed albums: Please, 1993; Ernst, 1997; Not Colored Too Perfect, 1998; Still Waiting for Spring, 1999; and When Everything Meant Everything, 2002.
Thanks to a wildfire word of mouth buzz, Nathanson has built a loyal and impassioned grassroots following that drives countless miles to see him play, tapes his live shows, keeps track of his witty bon mots on fan sites and debates the meaning of his poetic lyrics. His website logs well over a million hits a month.
“The way that I joke with people onstage is the way I establish a connection,” the Massachusetts-born, San Francisco-based musician explains. “It’s like introducing yourself if you’re hanging out with someone at a party. You want to talk to them and break the ice so you can have a dialogue and interaction.”
Armed with a 12 -string guitar, an arsenal of confessional songs, a cello player named Matt Fish, and the dictum, “It’s one thing to be depressed, quite another to be depressing,” Nathanson has channeled his self-professed need to be the center of attention into an impressive career as an independent artist. Not content to wait around to be discovered, he self-released and toured in support of five acclaimed albums: Please, 1993; Ernst, 1997; Not Colored Too Perfect, 1998; Still Waiting for Spring, 1999; and When Everything Meant Everything, 2002.
Thanks to a wildfire word of mouth buzz, Nathanson has built a loyal and impassioned grassroots following that drives countless miles to see him play, tapes his live shows, keeps track of his witty bon mots on fan sites and debates the meaning of his poetic lyrics. His website logs well over a million hits a month.
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Beneath These Fireworks
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Some Mad Hope
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2004-10-01: Urbana, IL, USA (disc 1)
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Still Waiting for Spring
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I Saw
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Suspended
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All We Are
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Angel
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Car Crash
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Bent
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Curve of the Earth
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Sad Songs
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Little Victories
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Gone
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Heartbreak World
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Wedding Dress
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Still
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Shoutbox
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anacarool wrote:
All we are <33
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RegsAreBetter wrote:
He's hilarious live.
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sexydollface wrote:
I'm in love with his voice [3]
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againstelegies wrote:
I want to meet this guy. He's awesome.
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LouisaViolet wrote:
I'm in love with his voice [2]
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againstelegies wrote:
Years ago, he was totally underrated. Now, I'm glad he got the recognition he so deserved.
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axel-offbeat wrote:
I'm in love with his voice.
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MusicToMyEars84 wrote:
love his song 'come on get higher' :) Matt sings as good as he looks ;) :)
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Majors10 wrote:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u5Aix07MLHE
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lilliputiann wrote:
almost died when he played Falling Apart at the House of Blues.
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Mrburnier wrote:
Come On Get Higher (L)
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AnnaRKS wrote:
LUV THAT MAN!!! great singer/songwriter!!!!
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RedCoke wrote:
Laid <3
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xxxlizdudexxx wrote:
If you like Matt Nathanson, check out Liz Ball www.last.fm/music/liz+ball she is an acoustic singer-songwriter from the UK.
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Darkroombandit wrote:
I'm loving that he's finally getting lots of radio play. He deserves it after so long and he's soo talented and great live.
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polyesterrbride wrote:
Who here likes John Mayer too?? Has everyone seen the video for "Who Says?" Parts of it were shot literally right in front of my apartment: http://www.youtube.com/mayermusic
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IceCreamSkies wrote:
I have to see him live soon or I'll die. Maybe. Not really. :(
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disatrous wrote:
I really love his voice...and 'Come on get higher' is such beautiful ;)) ..like every song of course^^
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NiteShok wrote:
http://www.onemovementword.com/2009/10/four-questions-with-matt-nathanson/
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RaphMike wrote:
'All We Are' was featured on The Vampire Diaries this week. Love it.
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The Music Of The Who
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Matt Nathanson
Student Life Center, St. John Fisher College, Rochester, NY, United States
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News
New Journal Entry!
9 Feb 2010 | from www.mattnathanson.com/news
New blog, "you've got another thing coming." at http://blog.mattnathanson.com/!
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Matt @ 2010 SF Sketchfest
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New Journal Entry: stay classy, san diego
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New Journal Entry: "i love you" / "i know"
9 Feb 2010 | from www.mattnathanson.com/news
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coupykins tagged Matt Nathanson with indie rock, acoustic and singer-songwriter. 9 hours ago
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neesol, jackiepeacock, Caith24 and 6 other people added Matt Nathanson to their libraries. yesterday evening
- Matt Nathanson posted a news item ‘New Journal Entry!’. yesterday evening
- Matt Nathanson posted a news item ‘New Journal Entry: "i love you" / "i know"’. yesterday evening
- Matt Nathanson posted a news item ‘New Journal Entry: stay classy, san diego’. yesterday evening
- Matt Nathanson posted a news item ‘New Journal Entry: i buy records, therefore i is.’. yesterday evening
- Matt Nathanson posted a news item ‘Matt @ 2010 SF Sketchfest’. yesterday evening
- Matt Nathanson posted a news item ‘The Who Tribute Concert at Carnegie Hall’. yesterday evening
- Matt Nathanson posted a news item ‘Autographed Tab Book: Some Mad Hope’. yesterday evening
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