Rob Thomas (Matchbox 20) - Cradlesong

Artist:

Rob Thomas (Matchbox 20)

See Also:

Various Artists - The String Quartet Tribute To Rob Thomas

Description:

Listening to cradlesong, the second album from Matchbox Twenty singer/songwriter Rob Thomas, it`s hard not to think of him as a man out of time, making big music for a world of miniature niches. Thomas makes music as if it was the turn of the millennium, when there were cross-demographic radio formats and stores to goose sales to diamond status, traits that still serve him well when he`s constructing sonic skyscrapers even if the results don`t necessarily feel at home in the modern skyline. With its urgent hooks and surging sincerity, cradlesong is recognizably Thomas`s work, right down to its lower-case typography, but with the assistance of longtime producer Matt Serletic he`s tweaked the formula of his 2005 solo debut SOMETHING TO BE in judicious ways, using his worldbeat inflections as an underpinning instead of flair. This is a record built on careful details in its production and lyrics, constructed with discipline and eager to be taken seriously. This dogged sense of purpose does result in a tighter, better record than SOMETHING TO BE and even when it`s not a lot of fun, it`s not meant to be: it`s big music about big issues, even inflating personal issues to the universal. If it seems somewhat out of step with its year, that almost makes Thomas` somber, determined craft admirable - he`s doing this not because it`ll give him a hit but because he believes in it.

Track Listing:

DISC 1

1. Her Diamonds
2. Gasoline
3. Give Me The Meltdown
4. Someday
5. Mockingbird
6. Real World `09
7. Fire On The Mountain
8. Hard On You
9. Still Ain`t Over You
10. Natural
11. Snowblind
12. Wonderful
13. Cradlesong
14. Getting Late

Album Information

Release Date:

06/30/2009

Type:

Performer

Genre:

Rock & Pop

Label:

Atlantic (USA)

Producer:

Matt Serletic

Catalog Number:

517814-2

Original Release Year:

2009

# of Discs:

1

Studio/Live:

Studio

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