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Matt and Eric are BFFs, and 98% of their friendship is based on All Time Low songs. That is not meant to be a joke but it does kind of sound like one.
Matt lives in Austin, Texas and works as a market research analyst, which is exactly as exciting as it sounds. He is a self-proclaimed musicphile and aspires to one day write, create, and produce his own music, just like Owl City but not horrible. He enjoys guitar and bass, University of Texas sports, and medium-length walks on the beach. Also Twitter. Perfect mixtape: Brand New, Jay-Z, Led Zeppelin, Old Crow Medicine Show, Stevie Ray Vaughan, The Naked and Famous, Reckless Kelly, and anything with Jack White. He is not huge on Vampire Weekend but vigorously defends the use of the Oxford comma.
Eric is back home in Austin, Texas, after a brief period of living in Virginia to find himself, and also to have a job. He is a nocturnal copy editor and page designer at the Austin American-Statesman and an aspiring pop culture essayist, if he plays his cards right. He has always wanted to front a pan-genre dance-punk band but has no musical talent to speak of, except the ability to play the French horn. He also tweets on the reg. Perfect mixtape: Relient K, Kanye West, Vampire Weekend, Robyn, Death Cab for Cutie, Owen, the Smiths, the Avett Brothers, Fleetwood Mac and Bing Crosby.
Reviewing our picks for Album of the Week every week. Open to feedback and discourse. We love music. You can contact us at [email protected].
LATEST ARTICLES ( 98 )
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REC CENTER: Three for 1/31/13
Today I’m feeling GARAGE-Y. Here are three songs I have on repeat.California X – Lemmy’s WorldCheck your pulse at the end of this one. If you’re not ready to... Read more
Posted on 31 January 2013 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC -
REVIEWED: The Joy Formidable — “Wolf’s Law”
Rock, Rock Against the Dying of the Light By Eric WebbDylan Thomas. Catherine Zeta-Jones. Tom Jones. A law banning all use of vowels. The Joy Formidable. These... Read more
Posted on 30 January 2013 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC -
REVIEWED: Toro Y Moi – “Anything in Return”
The Bull and Me By MattPrerequisite for getting the most out of Toro Y Moi’s Anything in Return: mid ’70s and sunny; porch; shades. Preferably in Europe... Read more
Posted on 29 January 2013 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC -
REVIEWED: Walk the Moon — “Tightrope EP”
Short Stroll the Moon By Eric WebbThe scene: my car. The time: night and day. The position of my thumb on my iPod: on the “back” button. The song: “anywayican”... Read more
Posted on 27 January 2013 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC -
REVIEWED: Lights & Motion — “Reanimation”
This Will Destroy You, Too By Eric Webb“Friday Night Lights” is off the air. Post-rock is dead. Long live post-rock.Can an entire genre be strip-mined in just... Read more
Posted on 25 January 2013 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC -
REVIEWED: The Lone Bellow – “The Lone Bellow”
Stuff You Like By MattJon Acuff can stop writing his blog. I mean it! I just found the most Stuff Christians Like thing ever. Imagine if NEEDTOBREATHE was less... Read more
Posted on 23 January 2013 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC -
REVIEWED: Widowspeak – Almanac
The Widows to the Soul By MattThere’s a lot to be said for good sleepy music. Because not every day is a Japandroids day, and nobody ever said spending the day... Read more
Posted on 23 January 2013 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC -
REVIEWED: Jose James – “No Beginning No End”
Sing Softly and Carry a Big Band By MattLet’s open a speakeasy, you and I.It’ll be fun! C’mon, let’s get swept away in the waves of gentrification. Read more
Posted on 21 January 2013 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC -
REVIEWED: Solange — “True”
You Should Knowles Better By Eric WebbMario and Luigi. Thor and Loki. Alec Baldwin and all other manner of Baldwin. Pop culture loves a good tale of sibling... Read more
Posted on 19 January 2013 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC -
COVERED: Pere Ubu — “Lady From Shanghai”
“Covered” is a whenever-we-feel-like-it feature where we see a striking album cover and then write words about it. Why is it so awesome? Does it match the... Read more
Posted on 16 January 2013 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC -
Penny and Sparrow – “Tenboom”
Double Double With Fries, or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Tenboom By MattIf you’ve ever been to an In-n-Out Burger joint (Austin friends please... Read more
Posted on 15 January 2013 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC -
Super Important Reflections: A Year in Review
So, 2012 was fun.In the past year, we listened to more music than we have ever listened to, broadened some horizons or whatever, and survived Lana Del Rey... Read more
Posted on 03 January 2013 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC -
Top 50 Albums of 2012: Eric’s List
50. David Byrne St. Vincent — Love This Giant Indie’s kooky ingenue and New Wave’s kooky uncle team up to make brainy/brassy tunes. 49. Read more
Posted on 27 December 2012 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC -
Top 50 Albums of 2012: Matt’s List
50. Dan Deacon — AmericaAmerica sounds at some times like Japandroids fed through a dial-up modem, and at others like a robot happily munching on the Baltimore... Read more
Posted on 20 December 2012 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC -
Best of the Rest: #5 – #1
I’ve put together a top-10 list for albums not reviewed by Eric or myself this year, and I’m unashamedly in love with all of them. Here is the second half of... Read more
Posted on 03 December 2012 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC -
Best of the Rest: #10 – #6
As the great American holiday of Black Friday draws to a close, it behooves us here at mattneric to engage in some reflection. Read more
Posted on 24 November 2012 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC -
Mattneric Presents: Autumn Audio
Leaves are falling. Sweaters are de-mothballing. Lattes are pumpkining. Put away the Beach Boys — it’s time for acoustic jams. Read more
Posted on 20 November 2012 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC -
Bat for Lashes — “The Haunted Man”
Darker, Fuller Lashes By Eric WebbNatasha Khan, you’re a spooky lady. You, with your emotive, melodramatic voice. You, with your ever-unsettling, curio-shop... Read more
Posted on 12 November 2012 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC -
Further Seems Forever – “Penny Black”
Further Seems Carrabba By Matt JonesSo, my mind was blown this week.Because I don’t know anything about anything, I had no idea that Chris Carrabba was in a... Read more
Posted on 08 November 2012 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC -
Benjamin Gibbard — “Former Lives”
Win One For the Gibbard By Eric WebbDeath Cab For Cutie singer Ben Gibbard would have to commercially release a blank CD-R for me dislike one of his albums. I... Read more
Posted on 03 November 2012 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC