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Passing Stranger [Album with bonus CD]
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Album: Passing Stranger [Album with bonus CD]
# Song Title   Time
  Disc 1
1)    LIttle Man Tabla Jam part 1 More Info... 0:39
2)    Dream Song More Info... 4:41
3)    The Fool's Fooling Himself More Info... 4:01
4)    Eyes Wider Than Before More Info... 3:34
5)    Blue In The Face Again More Info... 1:11
6)    Sweet Scented Figure More Info... 4:30
7)    Passing Stranger More Info... 4:33
8)    Prayers More Info... 3:15
9)    Musical Interval More Info... 1:12
10)    Still Fooling More Info... 0:22
11)    City Headache More Info... 5:00
12)    Nylon Instrumental More Info... 0:19
13)    Elusive More Info... 3:40
14)    Earth To Calm More Info... 4:16
15)    White Feathered Medicine More Info... 5:46
16)    LIttle Man Tabla Jam part 2 More Info... 0:34
17)    Bruno Finale More Info... 2:19
  Disc 2
1)    Dream Song John Leckie Session More Info... 4:34
2)    Eyes Wider Than Before John Leckie Session More Info... 3:57
3)    Elusive John Leckie Session More Info... 3:41
4)    City Headache John Leckie Session More Info... 4:46
5)    The Fool's Fooling Himself John Leckie Session More Info... 3:59
 

Album: Passing Stranger [Album with bonus CD]
# Song Title   Time
  Disc 1
1)    LIttle Man Tabla Jam part 1 More Info... 0:39
2)    Dream Song More Info... 4:41
3)    The Fool's Fooling Himself More Info... 4:01
4)    Eyes Wider Than Before More Info... 3:34
5)    Blue In The Face Again More Info... 1:11
6)    Sweet Scented Figure More Info... 4:30
7)    Passing Stranger More Info... 4:33
8)    Prayers More Info... 3:15
9)    Musical Interval More Info... 1:12
10)    Still Fooling More Info... 0:22
11)    City Headache More Info... 5:00
12)    Nylon Instrumental More Info... 0:19
13)    Elusive More Info... 3:40
14)    Earth To Calm More Info... 4:16
15)    White Feathered Medicine More Info... 5:46
16)    LIttle Man Tabla Jam part 2 More Info... 0:34
17)    Bruno Finale More Info... 2:19
  Disc 2
1)    Dream Song John Leckie Session More Info... 4:34
2)    Eyes Wider Than Before John Leckie Session More Info... 3:57
3)    Elusive John Leckie Session More Info... 3:41
4)    City Headache John Leckie Session More Info... 4:46
5)    The Fool's Fooling Himself John Leckie Session More Info... 3:59
 
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  • Personnel: Scott Matthews (vocals, guitar, harmonica, percussion); Charlotte Miles, Caroline Bodimead, Paul Barrett (violin); Nina Kopparhead, Oliver Langford (viola); Elizabeth Garside, Danny Keane (cello); Mat Taylor (flute, clarinet, saxophone); Richard Adey (accordion); Jon Cotton (piano, Fender Rhodes piano, Wurlitzer organ, vibraphone); Sukhvincer Singh Namdhari (tabla).
  • Audio Mixers: John Leckie; Jon Cotton.
  • Recording information: Artisan, Birmingham, England (05/02/2007-05/04/2007); Olympic Studios, London (05/02/2007-05/04/2007).
  • Illustrator: Alex Lake.
  • Photographer: Alex Lake.
  • Singer/songwriter Scott Matthews released a debut album full of bluesy rock songs, ranging from radio-friendly "Passing Stranger" to the Eastern tinged, quiet folk of "Earth to Calm," in April 2006 on his own co-owned label. Matthews recorded the album himself independently, had it mastered by Ray Staff in London, released it, and shortly thereafter Island picked up on it. There is a surreal, dreamlike quality to the album, partly due to Matthews' voice (which is often double-tracked), and partly due to the music that slides in and out of the mix, with little snippets of jams, songs, and strange instruments thrown in between songs (think The Hour of Bewilderbeast, but less pop). The opening lines of "Elusive" bear a resemblance to Jeff Buckley's work on Sketches for My Sweetheart the Drunk. Matthews, however, has a lot more dirt in his voice than Buckley -- he's an earthier, calmer singer -- and sometimes he even manages to evoke a Moby Grape-like sound, or the music Eddie Vedder did for the Dead Man Walking soundtrack. The acoustic rhythm tracks that Matthews lays down -- think Eric Clapton Unplugged -- provide a fine backdrop to his singing. All in all, this is a well-crafted album full of good songs, and an impressive debut. ~ Philip D. Huff
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