Rave Recording - Matthew Sweet's "Kimi Ga Suki"

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This album was only released in Japan (I assume it's available here @ import prices?) but I got a copy of this and was quite surprised at how good it is. The past 3 or so albums by Sweet sorta sounded all the same to me but with this new one, written and recorded with Sweet placing a tighter time limit on it's writing and production finds him sounding fresh again. The best albums for me have always been the ones with songs that throw a curve melody at you when you are least expecting it - this one falls into that category. All Music Guide gives it four stars and that's an accurate rating. If you can find it anywhere, pick it up. It'll be on my Top 10 list of the year.