BELLA1356CD
Release Date: 24 March 2023
Sometimes, a change of view can transform a person’s world. On ‘Don’t Come Down’, the artist formerly known as Matt Pond PA can be found with his “shoulder on the concrete” of a pavement, scoping out the world anew. This granular realignment of perspective serves as an open door to the debut album from The Natural Lines. At once clearly Pond’s work yet a huge leap forward in its measured songcraft, melodic immediacy, collaborative detail and wryly questioning lyrics, the result is a gorgeous album of intimate reflections from a relocated, renamed, revivified talent.
Recorded with close collaborators and friends over a period that saw Pond make vital adjustments to his life, its stealth emergence reflects his desire to set a fresh pace for himself and come from somewhere new, somewhere more open.
"Re-emergence of Matt Pond with a new alias, and a record that glistens and glimmers." - Americana
"The Natural Lines is a deeply introspective album, crafted with great care. True to his word, Pond did not race to the finish line, and the result is a very satisfying collection of songs. Fans of his work are going to be pleased with this new direction." - Spill Magazine
"A boldly breathtaking reverie filled with soul-stirring serenades, intimate connection, and inner reckoning. A bona fide rebirth, ‘The Natural Lines’ is without a doubt the start of something special." - Atwood Magazine