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Measure
Studio album by Matt Pond PA
Released	2000
Genre	Indie rock
Label	Esque/Lancaster Records File 13
Producer	Brian McTear
Matt Pond PA chronology
Deer Apartments (1998) Measure (2000) I Thought You Were Sleeping (2001)

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Measure is the second album by Matt Pond PA, released in 2000.

Production

The album was produced by Brian McTear. Pond rewrote many of the songs during the recording sessions, eventually bringing in a drummer.

Critical reception

Exclaim! wrote that "the winning pop disc thrives on the honeyed tones of Pond's voice and poignant arrangements." The Philadelphia Daily News likened the "folky, string-drenched arrangements" to those of Jeremy Enigk. PopMatters called the album "aching, melancholic, orchestral pop that bordered on gloom and despair without crossing over into the realm of the ominous." In a review of the band's next album, The Green Fury, The A.V. Club deemed Measure "magnificent."

Track listing

1. "Measure 1" – 4:12
2. "The Sound and the Words" – 1:28
3. "The Hollows" – 3:24
4. "Green Grass" – 5:51
5. "Measure 2" – 3:08
6. "Sugar House" – 1:42
7. "New Fall" – 4:38
8. "Competition" – 2:34
9. "Flying Through the Scenery" – 2:08
10. "The Price of Spring" – 3:10
11. "It's Over" – 1:49

Personnel

• Josh Kramer – guitar, bass
• Jim Hosetter – cello
• Rosie McNamara-Jones – violin, backup vocals
• Sean Byrne – drums, percussion
• Matt Pond – vocals, guitar, keys
• Julia Rivers – French horn
• Justin DiFebbos – flute
• Rebecca Cannon – vocals on "Sugar House"
• Brian McTear – guitar, bass, keys, backup vocals, percussion

Technical personnel

• Recorded and produced by Brian McTear at MinerStreet/CycleSound
• Mastered by John Baker at Maja Audio Group

References

1. ^ Sherr, Sara (17 Dec 1999). "ALTERNATIVE CHOICE". Philadelphia Daily News: 112.
2. "Best New Music". CMJ New Music Monthly. CMJ Network, Inc. February 13, 2002 – via Google Books.
3. "Measure - matt pond PA | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" – via www.allmusic.com.
4. "matt pond PA | Biography & History". AllMusic.
5. "Lighting Up: Life for Matt Pond and his chamber-pop ensemble just bounces ahead". Charleston City Paper. 27 February 2008. Retrieved 13 April 2021.
6. "Pond Gets Deep". mycitypaper.com.
7. "Matt Pond PA Measure". exclaim.ca.
8. "Matt Pond PA: I Thought You Were Sleeping, PopMatters". 16 April 2001.
9. "Matt Pond PA: The Green Fury". Music. 19 April 2002.

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