But never before has he received the sort of career-affirming fawning adulation that can only be found in an “In the Spotlight” feature.Ĭontinue reading » Download, Feature, In the Spotlight Tagged with: Big Star, Electric Light Orchestra, ELO, Matthew Sweet, Michael Stipe, Pete Droge, R.E.M., Shawn Mullins, The Carpenters, The Community Trolls, The Jayhawks, The Move, The Thorns, The Velvet Underground ![]() Of course, the music geeks who write for Cover Me are Sweet fans we’ve featured his cover work repeatedly, even giving him a birthday tribute featuring covers of his songs by other artists. ![]() In this case, that thing is the musical genre of “power pop.” Sweet is almost universally considered to be a master of the genre (usually defined as being a cross between hard rock and pop, with serious Beatles influences), and his best album, 1991’s Girlfriend, is generally considered to be a masterpiece, even by people who generally look down their noses at “power pop.”Īs a result, Sweet is a cult hero to some critics and fans who appreciate the tight, hook-filled yet intelligent songwriting that typifies the genre, while remaining unknown to the masses who may – may – have heard one of the two or three Sweet songs that occasionally sneak into a radio or streaming playlist. ![]() Matthew Sweet’s career is a textbook example of what happens if you are exceedingly good at something that is not considered to be cool.
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