Hometown: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Discography:1998 – Deer Apartments, Lancaster Records 1998 – Measure, File 13 2001 – I thought you were sleeping, File 13 2001 – This is not the green fury, Polyvinyl 2002 – The green fury, Polyvinyl 2002 – The Nature of Maps, Polyvinyl 2004 – Emblems, Altitude Records
Music: A lush baroque with a lot of acoustic guitar. Lead Singer Matt Pond’s voice sounds like a cross between Sebadoh’s Lou Barlow and Beulah’s Miles Kurosky.
Fun Facts: Matt Pond is responsible for adding a little more rock to the world of the soccer mom: He wrote music for the Oxygen Network in-between the release of The Nature of Maps and Emblems.