Paradise

Zweiter Release der Prog-Jazz/Alternative Formation auf Chaz Bundick, aka Toro y Moi's Company Records Label - THE MATTSON 2 sind bezeichnenderweise auf ein Duo ohne Bundick geschrumpft, spielen sich aber gehabt virtuos durch 32-Minuten Psychedelia.

When things are right, they’re right; it’s rare that everything falls into place. It’s rarer still to capture that feeling on wax, which is what The Mattson 2 have achieved with their latest album, Paradise. It’s their second release on Chaz Bear’s (fka Chaz Bundick, aka Toro y Moi) Company Records, and first without Bear as a member of the band.
The identical twins, Jared (guitars) and Jonathan (drums), have left their trademark virtuosity on display; within the 32-minute runtime they’ve managed to capture the arc of an entire relationship between two people. You can tell from how warm the guitars sound — we go from emotional equilibrium to longing to happiness to loss. “For years and years you’ve been on my mind,” they sing, and mean it. When the Mattsons sing the line “you’re so special, you’re so easy” it’s easy to forget they’re not talking to you.