Modern Art (Matthew Sweet album)

Modern Art

Studio album by

Matthew Sweet

Released

September 27, 2011

Recorded

April 2010 at Lolina Green Studios, Los Angeles

Genre

Alternative rock

Length

42:07

Label

Missing Piece

Producer

Matthew Sweet

Matthew Sweet chronology

Under the Covers, Vol. 2
(2009)

Modern Art
(2011)

Under the Covers, Vol. 3
(2013)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[1]

Modern Art is the eleventh studio album by alternative rock musician Matthew Sweet. It was released on Missing Piece Records in 2011.

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Release

The album, available as a CD, 2-LP vinyl set, and digital download,^[2] was met with little commercial success, but with favorable reviews. Amazon.com wrote, "Defiantly unorthodox, but often playfully so, Modern Art features 12 new compositions of Sweet's trademark wistful, yearning pop that recall some of Sweet s touchstones: the Beatles, Beach Boys and Big Star", and even notes the work of Sweet's side-players: "Longtime musical cohort Ric Menck (Velvet Crush) does all the drumming on the album (except for "Ivory Tower", which is built on a random drum pattern supplied by Sweet's friend, actor/musician Fred Armisen). Dennis Taylor's deft and urgent guitar lines serve as a running commentary to Sweet's introspective singing. Finished by mastering engineer Glenn Schick, Modern Art promises to be another trend-setting release by Sweet."^[3]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Matthew Sweet

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Oh, Oldendaze!"	4:28
2.	"Ivory Tower"	2:30
3.	"She Walks the Night"	5:00
4.	"When Love Lets Go I'm Falling"	3:20
5.	"Ladyfingers"	3:13
6.	"A Little Death"	3:24
7.	"Late Nights with the Power Pop"	3:30
8.	"Baltimore"	2:52
9.	"My Ass Is Grass"	2:32
10.	"December Dark"	3:20
11.	"Modern Art"	4:28
12.	"Sleeping"	3:30

LP bonus tracks
No.	Title	Length
13.	"At the Screen (with the World Flowing In)"	5:28

Special edition bonus tracks
No.	Title	Length
13.	"To Be Continued"	3:34
14.	"Blue in Tangerine"	3:24
15.	"Open Heart"	3:40

Amazon bonus track
No.	Title	Length
13.	"Nowhere"	4:00

iTunes bonus track
No.	Title	Length
13.	"Another Chance"	3:33

Digital download version available with purchase of LP
No.	Title	Length
13.	"Another Chance"	3:33
14.	"Evil by Design, Goodbye Nature"	2:59
15.	"At the Screen (with the World Flowing In)"	5:28
16.	"Nowhere"	4:00

Personnel

Matthew Sweet – vocals, pianos, Mellotron, organ, guitars, bass, percussion
Dennis Taylor – lead guitars
Ric Menck – drums, percussion
Fred Armisen – drums (2)

Production

Matthew Sweet – producer, recording, mixing
Glenn Schick – mastering at Glenn Schick Mastering (Atlanta, Georgia)
Alex Viau – graphic design
Russell Carter Artist Management Ltd. – management

References

^ Modern Art at AllMusic
^ "New Release Day!". www.matthewsweet.com. September 27, 2011. Archived from the original on September 4, 2012. Retrieved November 16, 2011.
^ Matthew Sweet (Artist). "Matthew Sweet - Modern Art - Amazon.com Music". Amazon.com. Retrieved 2020-03-20.

v t e Matthew Sweet
Discography
Studio albums	Inside Earth Girlfriend Altered Beast 100% Fun Blue Sky on Mars In Reverse Kimi Ga Suki Living Things Under the Covers, Vol. 1 Sunshine Lies Under the Covers, Vol. 2 Modern Art Under the Covers, Vol. 3 Tomorrow Forever Tomorrow's Daughter Wicked System of Things Catspaw
Compilations	Time Capsule: Best of 90/00 To Understand: The Early Recordings of Matthew Sweet
EPs	Son of Altered Beast The Pillowcase
Singles	"Girlfriend"
Bands	The Specs Oh-OK Community Trolls The Buzz of Delight The Thorns

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