Good Morning!
Today we’re listening to “Daylight” by Matt & Kim
It’s Friday—and the start of the school year for a lot of people and/or their parents— so we’re going with something a little lighter today.
Matt & Kim are a Brooklyn-based duo. “Daylight” is off of their 2009 sophomore album, Grand.
It’s a great record, but for a lot of people (myself included), the first time hearing the pair was likely in this TV commercial, though it was also in episodes of both Beverly Hills 90210, and Community.
It’s also the only non-hip hop track featured on on NBA Live 10.
More:
With glossy (by Matt & Kim's DIY standards) production-- double-tracked vocals, synthesizer effects (check that violin-like sound on "Good Ol' Fashion Nightmare"), and more clarity of sound-- a newfound emphasis is placed on Matt & Kim's words. Luckily, Grand features not only some of the band's most personal lyrics, but also some of its most universal. Though made in a more pastoral setting than these outer-borough denizens are used to, the album's subject matter is still decidedly urban.
Read the rest of the review here.
Listen
“Daylight” by Matt & Kim| Grand, 2009
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Whole "Grand" album is 🔥 "Daylight" is great, but my fave is def "Lessons Learned"
I'm here to find music I didn't know about, so always appreciate it. I don't quite see it with this one, but keep them coming!