Peter Matthew Bauer former member of that great band The Walkmen, now with a new inspiring band featuring members of the Fleet Foxes and the Sound Team, if Hamilton Leithauser carried the expectation, Peter Matthew Bauer provided the unexpected highlight! Peter roped in a band of “dirtbag greasers” to help him make a thrilling step into the solo limelight, with a record that brought a huge variety of influences and experiences together into a coherent and timeless debut album.
Lyrically curious, it dealt openly with his experiences of religion, and in particular spirituality, all told with an open mind and the feeling of listening to someone with a great understanding of both the pros and cons.
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Musically it was a thrilling ride through the best bits of the American music scene and infused them with some distinctly middle-eastern sounds. A record packed full of hooks, it slowly weaves it’s way into your brain and stays with you long after it’s finished, it’s a record we’ve gone back to time after time and it just gets better on every listen,
The Fat Angel Sings 