Matt LeGroulx - Solo Guitar

What would it sound like if John Fahey played songs by Pavement, Deerhoof, Gordon Lightfoot and Ariel Pink? Well, something like this. Matt LeGroulx is mostly known as the pop mastermind behind Montreal's Expwy but here he gives us a set of solo acoustic guitar, perfect for a lazy Sunday morning of sipping some good coffee and reading the paper after a long night out. Alternately sparse (Ariel Pink's So Glad) and intense (the sea shantie Reuben Ranzo).

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Solo Guitar

Matt LeGroulx - Solo Guitar

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The following review says it all and I'll just keep it lazy and post it here.

What would it sound like if John Fahey played songs by Pavement, Deerhoof, Gordon Lightfoot and Ariel Pink? Well, something like this. Matt LeGroulx is mostly known as the pop mastermind behind Montreal's Expwy but here he gives us a set of solo acoustic guitar, perfect for a lazy Sunday morning of sipping some good coffee and reading the paper after a long night out. Alternately sparse (Ariel Pink's So Glad) and intense (the sea shantie Reuben Ranzo) LeGroulx shows us again that he's the most accomplished and creative guitarist in the indie rock world. Would Alan Palomo have the guts to do something this revealing? Doubtful. You can think of this album as the guitar counterpart to Gonzales' Solo Piano album and in fact LeGroulx plays a beautifully haunting rendition of Overnight from that record. Not to mention they're both Montrealais. What are they putting in the water up there, anyway? 
- Gordon Lacasse

So there is nothing more to add. This is a nice solo guitar album. I din't recognize any of the titles (beside the last one by Gordon Lightfoof), but there is no need to. They stand for themself.

Sometimes it gets more jazzy/concert guitar like, but that's ok.

Check out Expwy to find out about his garage-lofi-bossa-sound. It's pretty good too.

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