The Matthew Teardrop Orchestra The Matthew Teardrop Orchestra cassette
Six songs, and five of the six are over four minutes long. Jesus, this is going to be tortuous. Cut number one, “I Always Think About Dying,” is a slow, depressing tale, as one might expect. It’s almost a parody of itself. Ballad-like. Three minutes in and I get the message. Why do we need the last two minutes? Kidding aside, I do think that MATTHEW has a way of sharing his pain in a very personal way. Just hearing him sing is sort of depressing, but it’s backed by rather catchy and occasionally upbeat guitar, bass, and drums (and harmonica). Interesting combo. In the end, I actually really do like it, in a BAUHAUS kind of way. I’d also say that my favorite cut is the only one that was under three minutes.