Originating from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, this US chamber pop band has been led from the outset by singer-songwriter Matt Pond. The titular leader had previously worked with indie rockers Mel's Rockpile, but after leaving his native New England for Philadelphia he decided to concentrate on a more pop-orientated approach with his new band. Matt Pond PA's self-released 1998 debut Deer Apartments also featured Josh Kramer (guitar/bass), Sean Byrne (drums), Jim Hostetter (cello) and Rosie McNamara-Jones (violin). Both this album and the 2000 follow-up, Measure, established the band's unusual take on indie pop, with extensive use of strings and horns featuring inviting the "chamber pop" tag. Pond's vocals, meanwhile, were uncannily similar to Robert Smith of UK indie stalwarts the Cure.

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• (2008)  This Is Not the Green Fury
• (2007)  If You Want Blood
• (2007)  Last Light
• (2006)  Champagne Supernova
• (2005)  Winter Songs EP
• (2005)  Halloween
• (2005)  Several Arrows Later
• (2004)  Emblems
• (2004)  Four Songs
• (2004)  The Nature Of Maps
• (2004)  The Green Fury

• Champagne Supernova
• So Much Trouble
• Halloween (Pre-Release Version)
• Snow Day
• In An Aeroplane Over The Sea

• The Shins
• Coldplay
• The Postal Service
• Keane
• Damien Rice
• Sufjan Stevens
• Dashboard Confessional
• The Fray
• John Mayer
• Ben Folds
• Belle And Sebastian
• David Gray
• Doves
• Guster
• Aqualung
• SIA
• Ray LaMontagne
• Joshua Radin
• Rufus Wainwright
• Zero 7

• jmwombat
• bradenbost
• EvieJames
• theflightoflot
• 3rdPlanetEye
• andrewkhunn
• theyoungflyer
• elizjean
• pugh
• charlesmwray
• chrisjam
• kglossy
• Apath
• zaius2000
• kukushka
• kohei
• mercurial_beauty
• caitepoo
• vintagedani03
• MFoster
• indie_snob
• kagemantooth
• ceeceeut
• rock101punk1
• ebs205
• silkpee
• MTU
• sistersandra
• pauljebe
• lnovak691
• juanmaa

• MFoster on 2007-10-01 11:20:40.733:
  Matt Pond PA has under-gone some changes in the past year. New band members. The sound is a little different, a little "rockier". But a very good sound still. I love these guys. If you were a fan of their earlier stuff you should like how the band has grown and changed.
• MFoster on 2007-10-01 11:20:40.373:
  Matt Pond PA has under-gone some changes in the past year. New band members. The sound is a little different, a little "rockier". But a very good sound still. I love these guys. If you were a fan of their earlier stuff you should like how the band has grown and changed.
• theyoungflyer on 2007-02-24 00:45:20.400:
  luv em