The Mattson 2 – Paradise LP (Emerald Green Vinyl, Download)
Pickup currently unavailable at 2235 Fern Street
The Mattson 2 – Paradise LP (Emerald Green Vinyl, Download)
2235 Fern Street
Pickup currently unavailable
2235 Fern Street
San Diego CA 92104
United States
Paradise is the Mattson 2's second release on Chaz Bear's (fka Chaz Bundick, aka Toro y Moi) Company Records, and first without Bear as a member of the band. The identical twins, Jared (guitars) and Jonathan (drums), have left their trademark virtuosity on display; within the 32-minute runtime they've managed to capture the arc of an entire relationship between two people. It's the first album they've written and recorded in their home, which is a wooden cabin in the hills of San Diego. You can hear the sun in the keyboards, in the 80s-inflected jazz. The singing is new, too. They've been playing shows for 15 years without any vocals; on Paradise, though, the twins have added their voices to the mix, which adds a welcome new human dimension to the record. Vinyl comes with a download card housed in a single sleeve.