Last month veteran pop auteur Matthew Sweet dropped his first new album in six years with Tomorrow Forever (out on his own Honeycomb Hideout label), which was culled from sessions that produced more than twice as many songs as what ended up on the sprawling 17-track epic. In 2014 Sweet and his wife moved back to their native Nebraska following years away, setting up a home studio where the singer began to stockpile material with the help of trusted colleagues like drummer Ric Menck, bassist-guitarist Paul Chastain, and guitarist Jason Victor; on a few tracks he’s joined by veterans like Rod Argent (Zombies), Debbi Peterson (Bangles), and Gary Louris (Jayhawks).…
Last month veteran pop auteur Matthew Sweet dropped his first new album in six years with Tomorrow Forever (out on his own Honeycomb Hideout label), which was culled from sessions that produced more than twice as many songs as what ended up on the sprawling 17-track epic. In 2014 Sweet and his wife moved back to their native Nebraska following years away, setting up a home studio where the singer began to stockpile material with the help of trusted colleagues like drummer Ric Menck, bassist-guitarist Paul Chastain, and guitarist Jason Victor; on a few tracks he’s joined by veterans like Rod Argent (Zombies), Debbi Peterson (Bangles), and Gary Louris (Jayhawks).…