Dartmouth Soundoff: Matt Costa

By Margarette Nelson, The Dartmouth Staff | 1/23/13 7:00am

Last Thursday, Paste Magazine posted singer-songwriter Matt Costa's electronic press kit for his self-titled Feb. 12 album release. The album will be his first full-length release since his 2010 album “Mobile Chateau.”

I've been listening to Costa for a while. In 2008, a group of my friends went to one of his shows. I couldn't go because it was my dad's birthday. Apparently, Costa was drunk and singled out one of the girls in the group to tell her she was beautiful.

I was so jealous.

"Sunshine" from “Unfamiliar Faces”


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6O9GoqsvuA8&feature=youtu.be

"Astair" from “Songs We Sing”


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R4CfS4UNukk

"Mr. Pitiful" from “Unfamiliar Faces”


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2fckfszdLrs

"Miss Magnolia" from “Unfamiliar Faces”


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y8qYaSAMHHY

"Next Time" from “Mobile Chateau”


streamed online.

As for the clips that you can hear on the EPK, I'm most excited for that jazzy-sounding track that’s sampled in the background within the first minute. The EPK video concludes with an ethereal-sounding clip containing inspiring-as-ever Costa vocals. Hopefully, this means there will be diversity in these new tracks as Costa explores and expands his musical prowess.


Margarette Nelson, The Dartmouth Staff