Grand (Matt & Kim album)

Grand
Studio album by Matt & Kim
Released January 20, 2009
Genre Indie pop
Length 29:19
Label Fader Label
Matt & Kim chronology
Matt & Kim
(2006)		 Grand
(2009)		 Sidewalks
(2010)

Grand is the second album release from Brooklyn-based band Matt & Kim, recorded entirely in the Vermont home where Matt grew up.[1] It was released on January 20, 2009 on Fader. The album was named after Grand Street where the duo live.[2]

Contents

Track listing

  1. "Daylight" – 2:51
  2. "Cutdown" – 2:52
  3. "Good Ol' Fashion Nightmare" – 3:30
  4. "Spare Change" – 1:14
  5. "I Wanna" – 1:38
  6. "Lessons Learned" – 3:36
  7. "Don't Slow Down" – 3:08
  8. "Turn This Boat Around" – 2:10
  9. "Cinders" – 1:47
  10. "I'll Take Us Home" – 3:27
  11. "Daylight Outro Mix" – 3:11

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic [3]
Blender [4]
Clash (7/10)[5]
Pitchfork Media (7.3/10)[6]
Spectrum Culture [7]
Spin [8]
The Tune (D+)[9]

Kevin O'Donnell of Rolling Stone remarked on the lo-fi, frantic recording style of the duo and called the results sometimes "exhilarating", then asked "What's missing?" He answers: "Killer melodies to give some weight to their arty moves."[10] Billboard said that "even though Grand is a bit toned down from Matt & Kim's first albums, it maintains the spunk, high energy and carefree attitude that caught people's attention in the first place."[11]

Music videos

A music video was made for the songs "Lessons Learned" and "Daylight". In the video for "Lessons Learned", Matt and Kim are seen getting out of a van in Times Square. They start to walk down the sidewalk, gradually taking off their clothes, until they are both naked. They then stand in the sidewalk looking at the skyscrapers while pedestrians look on in surprise. They are then attacked by the police, but they run off and escape.

"Lessons Learned" won the award for Breakthrough Video at the 2009 MTV Video Music Awards.

References

  1. ^ Ryan Dombal (2009-01-19). "“Matt & Kim's Matt Talks Selling Out, Joy, Rick Rubin"". Pitchfork Media. http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/news/148535-matt-kims-matt-talks-selling-out-joy-rick-rubin. Retrieved 2009-01-21. 
  2. ^ Daylight Songfacts
  3. ^ Allmusic review
  4. ^ Blender review
  5. ^ Clash review
  6. ^ Pitchfork Media review
  7. ^ Spectrum Culture review
  8. ^ Spin review
  9. ^ The Tune review
  10. ^ O'Donnell, Kevin (March 5, 2009). Grand. Rolling Stone. (1073):78
  11. ^ Leebove, Laura (February 7, 2009), Grand. Billboard. 121 (5):33