Well the end of the year is upon us which means the end to
the “Top 5’s of 2012” lists from all you readers.
I really enjoyed reading all of the lists and it showed
me some great albums that I missed over the year. I have had lots of positive
feedback from everybody regarding the lists. So thanks!
The winning album with the most votes was Matt Mays'
newest LP “Coyote”!
I too am a big fan of this album. It has strong songs
throughout and the production Mays personally did on the album is amazing!
Matt Mays was nice enough to answer a few questions for the
blog!
So without further ado! Matt Mays!
Maritime Vinyl -
A quote from Bob Mersereau’s review of “Coyote” from his blog on CBC:“You can hear the quest in this disc, Mays
pushing himself to write and record an album that's going to stand up to the
road, to time, to the fans, and most of all, to his own high standards.”
This album has
only been released since September and it has been at the top of most
collectors’ lists on Maritime Vinyl’s site as their album of the year!
Regardless of the short time this album has been out, this praise already tells
me it will stand up to the test of time as Bob mentioned in his review. Is this
lasting effect of a record your number one goal when recording an album? Are
your standards as high as Bob mentions?
Matt Mays - For me it doesn't really
come down to anything that can be put into words. It's more of just a big
search for the sound I hear. I work until I get as close to that sound as
possible. Sometimes I get really close other times I can't get there.
Maritime Vinyl - Besides being the sole songwriter on this album
you are also the producer. How much more freedom does producing the album allow
you? Songs like “Dull Knife” seems like there was plenty of time in the studio
judging by the vocal overdubs and amazing studio work done. Are songs like this
written by yourself envisioning all of this great studio work being done or does
the studio work ideas just come to mind when you are actually in the studio
recording it?
Matt Mays - I wrote Dull Knife on a
really shitty guitar walking around this garden I had in my backyard in San
Francisco. The song came in really fast. It wrote Itself. I had it done in
about an hour. For me everything has to paint a big picture even on an acoustic
guitar or piano etc. on its own. If it holds up in that form its only gonna
grow in the studio.
Maritime Vinyl - “Coyote” really seemed to cater to us music
collectors! The vinyl was on beautiful white vinyl and the CD packaging was in
a very attractive cardboard mini LP sleeve. Are vinyl and CD collectors kept in
mind when album packaging is made great like this one or is it your personal
(and the label’s) preference?
Matt Mays - I wanted to have
something that felt like it had worth. Like when you hold it in your hand it
feels like a good album even before you listen to it. I'm a collector myself so
packaging is very important to me.
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