Album Of The Day: Swallow The Sea by Matthew Perryman Jones

Album Art of Matthew Perryman Jones's Swallow The Sea album - Some sort of mixed-media artwork. The top is a rough texture with a brown color, and represents the sky. Below it, there's blue color and it's waves, so it is the sea. In the sea is a red colored head with a black edge around it, and the head seems to have some photos layered in it. Some orange-colored paper highlights the person's mouth and breathing tube. In the top left, it has the artist's name printed in black and the album title below it in white.

Released 17 years ago yesterday, this is the third album from this folk/rock singer-songwriter. Matthew Perryman Jones's songs are well-crafted and I love the rock vibe, but when I've seen him play live, it's with just an acoustic guitar and the songs sound just as good in that form too. Lyrically, his songs are about the trials and troubles of life, but some spiritual language occasionally points to hope, though in no way is this steeped in religious references. I don't listen to Matthew Perryman Jones too often, but every time I do listen, I always like it more than I remember and think I should listen to him more often. He's one of those indie singer-songwriters that is not well-known but should not be overlooked.

Release Year: 2008
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