The Ballet's Matchy Matchy, released on Fika Recordings in 2019, is a carefully crafted indie rock album that draws natural comparisons to Stephin Merritt and the Magnetic Fields. Built around bubbling synths, gently strummed guitar, and featherlight drums, the album delivers a limited but deliberate sonic palette that feels both intimate and precise.
Matchy Matchy is a meditation on sameness and queer relationships, reclaiming the playful insult of its title to find meaning in repetition and doubling. The album's lyrically nuanced exploration of contemporary queer love and connection sets The Ballet apart, offering the kind of cleverly tender songwriting that feels rare and genuinely resonant.
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- Format: Vinyl
- Label: Fika Recordings
- Genre: Rock
- Release Date: 05/17/2019
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TRACKS
A1. Looking
A2. Jersey
A3. But I'm A Top
A4. I've Been Wondering
A5. Love Letter
A6. Your Boyfriend
B1. 20
B2. Messing Around
B3. Cry Baby
B4. First Time In A Gay Bar
B5. Am I Dreaming?
B6. You're Mine
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