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I have a distinct memory of listening to Moving Walls on the day it came out while I was on vacation in Orlando. About 3 or 4 weeks before the world shut down for COVID. Guess I don't have a particularly good association with the album based on that. I like a few songs on it, but I think the album suffers a little from being too long. I'm still bitter we didn't get an album version of the original 20-minute demo of Something Like A Storm.

I still lurk on here. Check in every once in a while. It's been 5 years since an album at this point. It seems like one might be coming soon and I will welcome that. Not much else to say though. In the meantime, I've been discovering my love of ambient music. If you like that kind of thing, check out the music channel "Odd Behavior" on YouTube...good stuff, and one of the few of its kind NOT AI generated. Will keep checking here to see if there's any news on a new MG album. I won't be attending any upcoming shows, but I can live with that.

Wow actual news. It's been ages since an album release. Listening to Triage on the site now. Never heard him do a collab like this before. Pretty cool. I'm glad he's switching things up. Truthfully, I haven't listened to Matt a ton the past couple years, but I would be excited for a new album.

I was at the Joe's Pub show in 2013 and I have a different recollection of that bit. I remember him asking who in the audience was actually from NYC, born and raised, and how they felt about 9/11 as compared to everyone else who largely witnessed it from afar / on TV. He was making some point, but I don't recall that there was anything he said that was overtly offensive. As far as whatever he said at that concert recently, having not heard a word of it, I would just say I'm surprised he would feel the need to talk about that kind of stuff at a live show in 2022 when nobody asked and given his recent hiatus. I would think he'd want to just lay low and show extra appreciation to the people coming out to support him. Also, most people don't attend concerts to listen to that kind of stuff.

Wow! These are not shows I'd be able to go to but I'm....happy to see that they're happening. Imagine buying a ticket specifically just to heckle someone. There's gotta be better uses of income.

The problem is the Internet is a misinformation factory and politics, social media, and some "news" outlets have completely polarized people. Instead of a shared common goal of eradicating the virus by wearing masks and getting vaccinated, for too long both wearing masks and getting vaccinated became a political matter before a public health matter. There's no unity in our society.

In terms of new music being released, you never know. I noticed that Ryan Adams recently released two of the three albums he had originally planned for release back in 2019. They sat on the shelf for just about 2 years after he was blacklisted. I think they were being sold through his website. MG could do something similar. Probably would just need to invest in a better online store where you can download digital albums. Or maybe get on Bandcamp? Clarification: I didn't actually buy the albums that RA just released, btw. I just happened to look into it one day.

Thanks @patrickjnixon. Hollis has definite LOES vibes. I like how layered it sounds. A Corridor of Trees, not my favorite kind of track but I like the instrumentation. Lost And Found Kids, interesting to hear the vocals through like a phaser kind of effect. Liked the slow build to the electric guitar. Kinda wanna hear more ? ....

I checked out for a while and took a break from the music but I'm at the point where I would like to listen to MG's music again. I apparently missed the new material he shared. Didn't see it on his website when I looked today. I agree there won't be a Moving Walls tour ever. Gotta move on from it at this point.

Fair point. Tough spot indeed...

Scary tweet. I hope for everyone's sake there is a positive resolution to all this. To me the best case would be MG reaches out to whoever he should apologize to and does so genuinely. Also commit to getting some help and being a better person. That would be a positive example to set and allow some good to come from this. Less important: I've listened to a couple of MG's songs in the past couple weeks. Just a couple. I've found myself still appreciating the music and having a connection with it.

I think you can have a lot of personal demons and still be able to comment on some social justice stuff, like in Blue Skies Over Bad Lands. However, She's In It For The Money probably doesn't hold up too good.

hah. Thank you I think we all needed a little levity mixed in here. I can't help but keep thinking about the very vague premonition I had when the Sicily video came out. I kept thinking to myself "when has MG including his girlfriend / significant other in one of his works ever not been regretted later?" Just seemed odd to me at the time, and well...

The statement was probably guided by a lawyer.

Thanks for sharing. Right now it's just kind of cathartic to read the thoughts of others and commiserate to some degree.