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Nathan Mathes is a singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, home-recordist from
Green Bay, Wisconsin. His music can best be described as indie-folk, in the vein
of Elliott Smith and Iron and Wine.
After years of fronting indie-rock bands in
Green Bay, Mathes released American Whitecaps, his first solo record, in the
summer of 2010.
Working at home in his basement studio during the winter and spring of 2010,
Mathes played all of the instruments, recorded, and mixed American Whitecaps
entirely on his own. The record was mastered by Justin Perkins at The Mystery
Room, Milwaukee, in June of 2010.
Along with the record, Mathes released an accompanying book, Thoughts On And The
Making Of American Whitecaps - an account of the months spent recording American
Whitecaps.
"Guitars are chunky but clear, the subdued bass and drums anchor the mix
without dragging everything into a muddy bottom, leaving a light,
uncluttered sonic space through which the unpretentious melody ambles.
Lyrics are intriguingly difficult to decipher...That kind of
elusiveness I can get behind. The song casts a humble spell; there is
nothing immediately special about it except for an ineffable sense that
there is in fact something special about it."
Fingertipsmusic.com
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American Whitecaps
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Bellwether, Arbutus
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Recs
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Roselawn
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