Unfamiliar Faces

Infobox Album
Name = Unfamiliar Faces
Type = studio
Artist = Matt Costa


Released = January 22, 2008
Recorded = Spring 2007
Genre = Folk
Length =
Label = Brushfire
Producer = Tom Dumont
Reviews = *" [http://albumproject.wordpress.com/2008/01/04/full-review-matt-costa-unfamiliar-faces/ The Album Project] Rating|4|5
*Paste Magazine Rating|2|5 [http://www.pastemagazine.com/action/article/6589/review/music/unfamiliar_faces link]
*Pitchfork Media (5.4/10) [http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/record_review/48594-unfamiliar-faces link]
* QRO Magazine (7.4/10) [http://www.qromag.com/reviews/album_reviews/matt_costa_:_unfamiliar_faces/ link]
* JustPressPlay (8.5/10) [http://www.justpressplay.net/music-reviews/38-reviews/1225-matt-costa.html link]
Last album = "Songs We Sing"
(2005/2006)
This album = "Unfamiliar Faces"
(2008)
Next album =

"Unfamiliar Faces" is the second studio album by Matt Costa, released on January 22, 2008. In the spring of 2007, Costa teamed up with long-time friend/producer Tom Dumont (No Doubt guitarist) and recorded twelve songs for the album.

CD Track listing

# "Mr. Pitiful" - 2:56
# "Lilacs" - 4:15
# "Never Looking Back" - 4:04
# "Emergency Call" - 4:59
# "Vienna" - 4:04
# "Unfamiliar Faces" - 4:06
# "Cigarette Eyes" - 3:18
# "Downfall" - 2:47
# "Trying to Lose My Mind" 3:52
# "Bound" - 5:09
# "Heart of Stone" - 3:54
# "Miss Magnolia" - 3:19"European bonus track:"
13. "Lovin' (feat. Ane Brun)" - 1:52

Double Vinyl LP Track listing

On February 5th Brushfire Records will release the double vinyl version of Unfamiliar Faces, pressed at Nashville's historic [http://www.urpressing.com United Record Pressing]

Side A:
# "Mr. Pitiful"
# "Lilacs"
# "Never Looking Back"
# "Emergency Call"Side B:
# "Vienna"
# "Unfamiliar Faces"
# "Cigarette Eyes"
# "Downfall"Side C:
# "Trying To Lose My Mind"
# "Bound"
# "Heart Of Stone"
# "Miss Magnolia"Side D (etched vinyl):

ales and chart performance

"Unfamilar Faces" debuted at number 59 on the U.S. Billboard 200 chart, selling about 11,000 copies in its first week. [Katie Hasty, [http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/news/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003703770 "'Juno' Unseats Keys From Atop Album Chart"] , Billboard.com, January 30, 2008.]

Notes

*"Mr. Pitiful" was the first single to be released from this album on October 7, 2007. [Official website [http://www.mattcosta.com/ "Costa's new single on iTunes"] , October 8, 2007.]
*"Mr. Pitiful" was released as a free "Single of the Week" on the iTunes Music Store in Canada and Australia.

References