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Measure is the second album by Matt Pond PA, released in 2000.[4][5]

Measure
Studio album by Matt Pond PA
Released	2000
Genre	Indie rock
Label	Esque/Lancaster Records[1] File 13[2]
Producer	Brian McTear
Matt Pond PA chronology
Deer Apartments (1998) Measure (2000) I Thought You Were Sleeping (2001)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[3]

Production

The album was produced by Brian McTear. Pond rewrote many of the songs during the recording sessions, eventually bringing in a drummer.[6]

Critical reception

Exclaim! wrote that "the winning pop disc thrives on the honeyed tones of Pond's voice and poignant arrangements."[7] The Philadelphia Daily News likened the "folky, string-drenched arrangements" to those of Jeremy Enigk.[1] PopMatters called the album "aching, melancholic, orchestral pop that bordered on gloom and despair without crossing over into the realm of the ominous."[8] In a review of the band's next album, The Green Fury, The A.V. Club deemed Measure "magnificent."[9]

Track listing

1. "Measure 1" – 4:12
2. "The Sound and the Words" – 1:28
3. "The Hollows" – 3:24
4. "Green Grass" – 5:51
5. "Measure 2" – 3:08
6. "Sugar House" – 1:42
7. "New Fall" – 4:38
8. "Competition" – 2:34
9. "Flying Through the Scenery" – 2:08
10. "The Price of Spring" – 3:10
11. "It's Over" – 1:49

Personnel

• Josh Kramer – guitar, bass
• Jim Hosetter – cello
• Rosie McNamara-Jones – violin, backup vocals
• Sean Byrne – drums, percussion
• Matt Pond – vocals, guitar, keys
• Julia Rivers – French horn
• Justin DiFebbos – flute
• Rebecca Cannon – vocals on "Sugar House"
• Brian McTear – guitar, bass, keys, backup vocals, percussion

Technical personnel

• Recorded and produced by Brian McTear at MinerStreet/CycleSound
• Mastered by John Baker at Maja Audio Group

References

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