"Summer is here and something about it just seems to take years off. You feel 18 again while biking with friends at night, swerving on and off the sidewalk down Kent Ave, or driving to Rockaway Beach with the windows down and your crappy stereo turned up. But the best part is while you're turning those years back you can shed off some of that bullshit that's been building up on your shoulders and weighing you down. Just take everything a few steps back, put on some music that you hold close, and make this summer all about you." - Matt and Kim
Throughout the month of July, Matt and Kim will play a mix of festival dates, Bacardi B-LIVE shows, and a FREE headlining show at Pier 54 in New York City at 14th Street. TICKETS TO THEIR AUGUST/SEPTEMBER TOUR GO ON SALE THIS SATURDAY, JUNE 27TH.
Buy Matt and Kim's new album, Grand, at iTunes:
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"Shockingly accomplished...get ready to marvel at a dramatic leap forward that more than lives up to its name." - AP
"Providing an upbeat sound with just keys and catchy drum lines, they've won over just about everyone." - Gothamist
"The album is self-production at its best - energetic, inventive and mildly destructive" - NME
"Bouncy, fun, and kick ass" -MuchMusic
"...have quickly become mascots for their creative-hotbed neighborhood, seducing legions of fans with irresistibly dance-crazy anthems." - MTV
"Matt and Kim, the band, are a party, an immensely likable clap-punk blast universally known for their boisterous live shows." - village voice
"you must, must, must see them live" - National Post
"Irresistible" - SF Weekly
"Simply grand" - Boston Herald
"STELLAR" - NOW Toronto
"3.5 out of 4 stars" - SPIN
“Top Songs for '09” – New York Post
"[Matt and Kim] inspire everything from stage-diving to marriage proposals to food fights...Daylight is a summery, hip-hop tinged anthem." - NYLON Guys
"Matt and Kim have become one of the local DIY scene's most inspiring postmillennial successes." - Time Out NY
"A match made in rock-and-roll heaven" - Stuff @ Night
"We've been listening to Matt & Kim for the past few years and it's fantastic to see how they've developed, yet maintained their strong sense of unbridled optimism and fun" - best week ever.tv
"A duo whose signature sound was raw, rowdy and weird enough to endear them to their home-borough scene, yet hooky and accessible enough to transcend it." - Reax
"There's just something so beautiful about the unrestrained joy that shines out of Matt & Kim when they bash out their primitive keyboard and drums minimalist pop" - NOW Magazine
"Daylight shows how fun dance punk can be - making Grand a great way to start the New Year." - Metro Pop
"5 Song's You Must Download This Month" - Men's Health
You've never seen two people so elated to be on a stage. - DCist
"The best musical couple since Sonny and Cher" - Black Book Magazine
"Exhilirating.." - Rolling Stone
"Consider yourself warned: you'll leave the venue out of breath, bruised, covered in other people's sweat, and smiling from ear to ear." BUST
"The fleeting euphoria generated from them onset makes the talented twosome difficult to ignore." - Paste
"I'm hopelessly addicted to it." - I Guess I'm Floating
"A really solid display of nonstop power pop fun." - KEXP
"cool without pretentiousness, completely uninhibited." SF Weekly
"Matt and Kim are the quintessential " party" band" - Pitchfork
"The crowd knew every word, singing along and crowd surfing to the short anthems." - Losanjealous
"Their new album, Grand, adheres to the boisterous yet emotive pop of their previous self-titled album, but has developed into an even bolder sound." - Prefix Mag
"The first must-have record of the year." - Ryan's Smashing Life
"THERE WILL NOT BE A BETTER VIDEO THIS YEAR!" - Strike Gently
"Their reputation for having a crazy live show seems to precede them, no matter where they play now." - The Yellow Stereo
"Chaotic. Ecstatic. Remarkable." - The Music Slut
