Philadelphia darlings Matt Pond PA has just made their new EP is available for FREE download on their website. The band has taken themselves captive to become the their own producers, manufacturers, and distributors. It was a deferential revolt against inertia, a clearing of the throat to answer the quiet. 
In adherence to their demands, these songs were recorded in a cabin in Bearsville, NY, as a simple sonic manifestation of their opinions concerning the arguable value of a waterlogged paperback.
According to [front man] Matt [Pond]:
The following events led us to take such measures and bring us to now:
* My glasses flew to Los Angeles and back without me.
* We went to the sculptures made from honeycombs. Wire structures which bees built in and around. Almost like nature nodding back at GaudÃ.
* Seeing the band Monotonix made me forget about myself and the rest of world while they played. For forty-five minutes, I could’ve been a bee.
* Life is inherently good. It has to be. Or else.
* I speak out loud when I type. I want to make certain my words can be verified for their veracity. No one appreciates this part of the struggle.
* The latest Mike Leigh film is brilliant. And positive commentary is nothing to fear.
* For example, Dan Crowell and Chris Hansen rule.
* We’re all equal participants in our existence. There are better ways to prove it than ‘the hand in the fire’ experiment (though this is still one way).
* Words of Kelly Link and Dave Eggers whip around in my head. Perhaps I’m fickle. I once had a cheap t-shirt explaining “I Heart Zadie Smithâ€. Never had the cojones to wear it.
* I want to go back to Barcelona.
* And yet, the things I want return to me in mutated forms. As if below the sky and beneath the stars, my hopes transform into irradiated boomerangs.
Enjoy!
Tracklisting:
01. Hearts and Minds
02. Our Braided Lives
03. five
04. One and Only
05. Imperfect
06. three
07. First Light
08. Amazing Life
09. one
Matt Pond PA: website | myspace
