AVALANCHE premiere on the Fox

I am listening to the Matt Good premiere of Avalanche now, and it's quite good.. Todd Hancock and Jeff O'Neill (the Fox radio DJs) have invaded Matt Good's house, and are drinking his beer / admiring the paintings on the wall / admiring his English soccer things (Arsenault is Matt's favorite team, I believe) / eating his sushi / soaking in his hot tub / on his basketball court / in his living room...

Heck, Matt didn't know that they'd be in his house till Wednesday, so the name the station's given to this premiere ("Uninvited Guests") is very apropos. Definitely very interesting stuff. (and his house is in an el primo location overlooking Kitsilano.. wow!) And no, they have not said anything about root beer popsicles or spicy pork gyoza. (those are his two favorite foods, as mentioned in a manifesto he wrote on his previous site)

Oh, did I mention his current site? Haven't been there yet, but I'm sure it's quite good. :D This is the world album premiere live from the dude's house.. very cool. :) The album comes out on Tuesday.. who wants to get it for me? (hehehe.. hey, my brother got me the MGB Beautiful Midnight album for my birthday a few years ago)


TRACK LIST

Pledge of Allegiance (about pledging allegiance to yourself)
Lullaby for the New World Order
Weapon (first single)
In A World Called Catastrophe (second single.. some Americans saw the video for this one and thought that Matt, as a Canadian, should shut up.. apparently, it has an image of America [or the States flag] covering the world.. SO not his intention!)
Avalanche (the epic title track)
21st Century Living (about supersizing and ambition as it relates to the world today)
While We Were Hunting Rabbits
Bright End of Nowhere
Near Fantastica (another epic track, and the third single)
Song For The Girl (about his girlfriend Jenn.. well, it better be :P)
Double Life
A Long Way Down (this track didn't exist when the recording process started.. he created it out of fragments of some other tracks)
House of Smoke & Mirrors


His girlfriend Jenn says that there are always people coming over to their house, so it's like one never-ending house party. It's a part of their life to have people coming over and noticing him.. the "rock-star" lifestyle is something she's gotten used to. (she doesn't really notice it now, but he does) He now has five shows in Vancouver.. at the Commodore, the Vogue, and perhaps one other venue. (three shows in March, and two in April) That was a very interesting edition of the Rock Report, to be sure. (though he says it's impossible to do a world album premiere from your house and take it seriously, in part because it's too relaxing) I'm glad I listened to it! :)

(and yes.. this post and the previous one probably made one of you cringe and go: "oh no.. not again!".. sorry! mind if I send you email on John Howard instead? :D)