Matt Pond PA

Matt Pond PA is a New York-based band that was created in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania by singer-songwriter Matt Pond. Between 1998 and 2020 they have released numerous songs and records.

Matt Pond PA
Background information
Origin	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Genres	Indie rock
Years active	1998–Present
Labels	131 Records 131records.co
Members	Matt Pond Chris Hansen Shawn Alpay
Past member(s)	Rosie McNamara-Jones Dana Feder Josh Kramer Jim Hostetter Sean Byrne Mike Kennedy Matt Raisch Jim Kehoe Eve Miller Will Levatino Dan Mitha Brian Pearl Cory Popp Steve Jewett Brad Gunyon Aram Deradoorian Leslie Sisson George Souleidis Dan Crowell Kyle Kelly-Yahner (Touring) Tierney Tough (Touring) Tre Hester (touring) Sammi Niss (Touring) Hilary James (touring)
Website	Official website

Members

• Matt Pond – vocals, guitar
• Chris Hansen – guitar, vocals
• Shawn Alpay – cello

Discography

Albums

Title	Album details	Peak chart positions
		US Heat	US Indie
Deer Apartments	Released: 1998 Label: Lancaster Records	—	—
Measure	Released: 2000 Label: File 13 Records	—	—
The Green Fury	Released: January 22, 2002 Label: Polyvinyl Records	—	—
The Nature of Maps	Released: October 15, 2002 Label: Polyvinyl Records	—	—
Emblems	Released: May 4, 2004 Label: Altitude Records	—	—
Several Arrows Later	Released: October 11, 2005 Label: Altitude Records	—	—
Last Light	Released: September 25, 2007 Label: Altitude Records	11	43
The Dark Leaves	Released: April 13, 2010 Label: Altitude Records	33	—
The Lives Inside the Lines in Your Hand	Released: February 5, 2013 Label: BMG	—	—
Skeletons and Friends	Released: April 1, 2014 Label: 131 Records	—	—
The State of Gold	Released: June 30, 2015 Label: Doghouse Records	9	36
Winter Lives	Released: November 11, 2016 Label: 131 Records	—	—
Still Summer	Released: August 11, 2017 Label: 131 Records	—	—
A Collection of Bees, Pt. 1	Released: February 7, 2020 Label: 131 Records	—	—
The State of Gold (re-issue)	Released: September 24, 2021 Label: 131 Records	—	—
"—" denotes album that did not chart or was not released

EPs

• I Thought You Were Sleeping (2001)
• This Is Not the Green Fury (2001), vinyl only
• Four Songs (2004)
• Winter Songs (2005)
• If You Want Blood (2007)
• The Freeep (2008), download only
• Spring Fools (2011)
• The Natural Lines (2013)
• Threeep (2013), download only
• Free the Fawns! (2016), download only
• Double Freeture (2017), download only
• More Winter Lives (2017), download only
• Early B-Sides, download only
• Songs of Disquiet (2020), download only
• This Is Not The State of Gold (2021), download only

Singles

• Lily Two/Golden Brown (2004)
• Halloween (2005)
• Snow Day/Holiday Road (2005)
• So Much Trouble (2005)
• Sunlight (2007)
• People Have a Way (2007)
• Starting (2009), vinyl only
• Remains (2010), download only
• Love To Get Used (2013), promo only
• Hole in My Heart (2013), download only
• Ruins (2013), download only
• Drive with Anya Marina (2017), download only
• Specks (Redux) with Anya Marina (2020), download only

With Chris Hansen

• Lebanon, PA (2011)
• Free Fall (2018)

Other songs

• "Green Shirt" (Elvis Costello cover) from Almost You: The Songs of Elvis Costello (2002)
• "Champagne Supernova" (Oasis cover) from The OC: Mix 4 (2005)
• "I'm Not Okay" (My Chemical Romance cover) from Guilt by Association Vol. 2 (2008)

Other websites

• Official website
• 131 Records Archived 2021-07-28 at the Wayback Machine
• Matt Pond PA on Patreon
• Matt Pond PA collection at the Internet Archive's live music archive