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By sticking to the recipe that made SONGS WE SING such a solid debut, Matt Costa plays it safe--unusual for a former pro-skateboarder--on his sophomore outing UNFAMILIAR FACES. With instantly familiar hooks and direct, REVOLVER-esque production choices (courtesy of producer Tom Dumont of No Doubt) the album has many of the touchstones of the Jack Johnson school of indie pop. And while Costa's easy-on-the-ears material ( "Lilacs" and "Vienna") doesn't revolutionize the form, the album punches through on the strength of his alluring vocals, which resonate like a sun-kissed, California answer to Belle and Sebastian's Stuart Murdoch.
Personnel: Matt Costa (vocals, guitar, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, harmonica, keyboards); Jacob Sahagen (guitar, banjo, keyboards); Mitchell Townsend (guitar, bass guitar); Adam Merrin (keyboards); Bob Thompson (bass guitar); James Fetcher (drums, percussion).
Entertainment Weekly (p.83) - "With a plucky guitar, harmonica, piano, and sun-burnished vocals, Costa knows how to work gospel's euphoric uplift into secular music." -- Grade: B+
Q (Magazine) (p.95) - 4 stars out of 5 -- "Costa has refined his art and taken a giant leap forwards. His second album is braver and more expansive." Unfamiliar Faces Music | List Price | $13.95 (You save $2.46) | | Category | Rock/Pop Albums, Rock CDs, Alternative, Folk Rock, Singer/Songwriter | | Label | Universal Republic | | Orig Year | 2007 | | All Time Sales Rank |  75276  | | CD Universe Part number | 7510905 | | Catalog number | 000986702 | | Discs | 1 | | Release Date | Jan 22, 2008 | | Studio/Live | Studio | | Mono/Stereo | Stereo | | Producer | Tom Dumont | | Engineer | Cameron Webb | | Recording Time | 46 minutes | | Personnel | Matt Costa - vocals, guitar, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, harmonica, keyboards
Matt Costa - vocals, guitar, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, harmonica, keyboards
Adam Merrin - keyboards
Bob Thomson - bass guitar
Mitchell Townsend - guitar, bass guitar
Jacob Sahagen - guitar, banjo, keyboards
James Fetcher - drums, percussion
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