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Matthew Sweet is tagged as: power pop, alternative, singer-songwriter, rock, indie

Matthew Sweet (born c. October 6, 1964) is a pop-rock musician from Lincoln, Nebraska, USA. He was part of the burgeoning Athens, Georgia music scene in the early and mid-1980s before gaining commerical success during the early 1990s.
As a young musician wanting to make a name for himself, Sweet set off to Athens, Georgia in the mid ’80s, to attend college and join the vibrant Athens music scene, most famous as the home base for R.E.M. and The B-52’s. Sweet worked with R.E.M. leader Michael Stipe at this time, joining Stipe’s sister in a band called Oh-OK and then forming another band, Buzz of Delight. Before long he was signed to a solo recording contract with Columbia Records.
One album, Inside, was released by Columbia in 1986 to little success.
Sweet was then picked up by A&M Records where he released his second album, Earth (1989), again without commercial success. This period marked a personal and professional low point for Sweet, as A&M lost interest and his marriage failed.
Sweet quickly recovered, and put together a new band including Richard Lloyd, Robert Quine, Greg Leisz, Lloyd Cole, and Fred Maher. The new group spent 1990 putting together Sweet’s next work, originally titled Nothing Lasts.
In 1990, A&M released Swee...
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Top 10 Matthew Sweet Songs
Girlfriend
I've Been Waiting
Sick of Myself
Divine Intervention
Evangeline
Thought I Knew You
Winona
Looking at the Sun
I Wanted to Tell You
You Don't Love Me
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Top 10 Matthew Sweet Albums
Girlfriend
100% Fun
Altered Beast
Blue Sky on Mars
In Reverse
Sunshine Lies
Girlfriend (Legacy Edition)
Time Capsule: The Best of Matthew Sweet 1990-2000
Time Capsule: The Best of Matthew Sweet
Living Things
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