Album Of The Day: Wind Up Bird by Matthew Thiessen & The Earthquakes

a mess of colors of green, brown and orangish-red. In the foreground, a drawing of a blue and pink bird with a long yellow beak looking their left eye to the viewer, in amidst a bunch of large green leaves set in rows. Also, there's a very colorful circular bush or flower of some sort that's yellow, green, blue and gold. Towards the top, a blue box with a hairline white inner border has the band name in white print inside it in large letters, and the album title in slightly smaller letters.

Matthew Thiessen is most well-known as the lead singer and primary songwriter of pop-punk band Relient K. But when he's not doing that, he sometimes records as "Matthew Thiessen & The Earthquakes". Released 7 years ago in late August, it's a fun acoustic-rock album. Lyrically, I'm not really sure what's he talking about much of the time, but there are references to Oedipus and Robin Hood, love and the meaning of life. Musically, it sounds very simple and organic, with mostly just acoustic guitar and a simple drum kit, sometimes piano, and sometimes it's upbeat or a little slower. Matthew Thiessen is a wildly talented songwriter and it's fun to hear him do a bit different style and sing about different topics from his more well-known band. Give it a listen if you haven't checked it out yet; you'll find it a bit quirky but delightful.

Release Year: 2018
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