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"Phantom Tollbooth Review"

Time Flies
Artist: Matt Patrick
Label: Independent
Length: 10/54:28
As an admirer of Minnesota based Matt Patrick's previous solo album, Change, his production work, and his contributions to the first few Sara Groves albums, I was very much looking forward to Time Flies. Patrick, even after making me wait almost three years, does not disappoint with this disc.

"Dreams of Aberdeen" combines the sounds of Shawn Mullins with the Waiting, a unity that seems disharmonious at first, but Patrick pulls it off with alacrity. "Sugar Sweet Sugar" is a tune about self-denial that can be applied in a broader, allegorical sense. "Hurry" is one of my favorite pieces here, a song about love and understanding, and the need for both partners in a relationship to be able to appreciate it.

The title track features Joel Hanson of PFR fame, and not so coincidentally, has a John Lennon feel to it. "Worth Waiting For" is a dedication to Patrick's friends Dan and Erin Erickson, and details their marriage, and his time spent in the Iraq conflict. Happily, they are home together now. "Go" is a compelling song about following the calling of God, regardless of how much we wish to do other things. A live cover of Leonard Cohen's "Hallelujah," with Joel Hanson on guitar, is priceless, and stands up to any version of this song that I've heard, including Rufus Wainwright's.

Patrick again serves as a jack of all trades, contributing vocals, several instruments, and the productions work. Minnesota's community of musicians pitches in here as well, though, as notable guests Nate Sabin, Jason Gay, the aforementioned Hanson, and Zach Miller all appear on several tracks. Time Flies describes our lives perfectly, showing how we can miss the everyday events if we're not careful. Let us hope that time will again fly while waiting for Patrick's next album. - The Phantom Tollbooth


Discography

Change - 2002
Time Flies - 2005

songs are downloadable and/or streaming at www.myspace.com/mattpatrickonline

more information at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matt_Patrick

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att Patrick has been a sought after musician for many years in the Twin Cities. He has an extensive list of bands he's produced, played and recorded with including Sara Groves, Joel Hanson and the well known Minneapolis-based folk favorite pegtop. .............................................................................................................................. In 2002 Matt recorded his first solo CD titled "Change." In four months he put together a diverse collection of songs in this freshman effort, which was mixed by Tom Herbers (The Jayhawks, Soul Asylum, The Honeydogs, Vanessa Williams, etc). Some of the musicians on this album were; Adam Levy of the nationally recognized band The Honeydogs, Randy Broughten (Gear Daddies, Trailer Trash) on pedal steel, Jeremy Ylvisaker, Bruce Balgaard, Brian Mangum and Chris DeWan who were regular members of his band at that time. His album had received very favorable reviews from national and international press. Change is electric, energetic and a fitting forum to further showcase the multi-instrumentalists many gifts. Jerry Chamberlin CCM Magazine .............................................................................................................................. 2005 brought the release of his second disc Time Flies, where he has truly crafted his style as a lyricist, found maturity in his composition and found his voice to carry these songs. In an attempt to search for sonically unique recordings, Matt stumbled upon the works of Brian Eno and Daniel Lanois and has joined their quest for subtlety and unique beauty in the process of ambient recording. You can hear these influences all over this disc. I still get mad when I listen to this cd because it sounds so freakin' great! Todd Robbins Grammy award winning engineer .............................................................................................................................. Musically, Matt has been a multi-instrumentalist since he was a child starting with piano. He picked up the guitar in 5th grade, which led him to bass guitar, mandolin, pedal steel, Hammond organ, accordion and pretty much whatever instrument is set in front of him. This skill, joined together with his knack for songwriting, is a beautiful combination. Alongside his own, original material, he has co-written songs with numerous people including Joel Hanson, Nate Sabin, Jason Gray and Sarah Notley. ..............................................................................................................................