Grand (Matt and Kim album)

Grand is the second album release from the band Matt & Kim, recorded entirely in the Vermont home where Matt grew up.^[1] It was released on January 20, 2009, on Fader. The album was named after Grand Street where the duo live.^[2]

Grand
Studio album by Matt & Kim
Released	January 20, 2009
Genre	Dance-punk, indie rock, indie pop, lo-fi
Length	29:19
Label	Fader Label Universal
Matt & Kim chronology
Matt & Kim (2006) Grand (2009) Sidewalks (2010)

Track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Daylight"	2:50
2.	"Cutdown"	2:52
3.	"Good Ol' Fashion Nightmare"	3:30
4.	"Spare Change"	1:14
5.	"I Wanna"	1:37
6.	"Lessons Learned"	3:36
7.	"Don't Slow Down"	3:08
8.	"Turn This Boat Around"	2:10
9.	"Cinders"	1:47
10.	"I'll Take Us Home"	3:28
11.	"Daylight Outro Remix"	3:10

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	70/100[3]
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[4]
The A.V. Club	B[5]
Clash	7/10[6]
Consequence of Sound	D[7]
NME	7/10[8]
Paste	7/10[9]
Pitchfork	7.3/10[10]
Popmatters	7/10[11]
Rolling Stone	[12]
Spin	7/10[13]

Kevin O'Donnell of Rolling Stone remarked on the lo-fi, frantic recording style of the duo and called the results sometimes "exhilarating", then asked "What's missing?" He answers: "Killer melodies to give some weight to their arty moves."^[12] Billboard said that "even though Grand is a bit toned down from Matt & Kim's first albums, it maintains the spunk, high energy and carefree attitude that caught people's attention in the first place."^[14]

Music videos

A music video was made for the songs "Lessons Learned" and "Daylight". In the video for "Lessons Learned", Matt and Kim are seen getting out of a van in Times Square. They start to walk down the sidewalk, gradually taking off their clothes, until they are both naked. They then stand in the sidewalk looking at the skyscrapers while pedestrians look on in surprise. They are then attacked by the police, but they run off and escape. Right after "escaping", Kim is hit by a bus that she did not see coming.

"Lessons Learned" won the award for Breakthrough Video at the 2009 MTV Video Music Awards.

References

1. Ryan Dombal (2009-01-19). "Matt & Kim's Matt Talks Selling Out, Joy, Rick Rubin". Pitchfork. Archived from the original on 2009-01-19. Retrieved 2009-01-21.
2. Daylight Songfacts
3. "Grand – Matt and Kim". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved November 19, 2014.
4. Leahey, Andrew. "Grand – Matt and Kim". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation.
5. Silkaitis, Katherine (January 27, 2009). "Review: Matt and Kim: Grand". The A.V. Club. The Onion. Retrieved November 19, 2014.
6. Diver, Mike (June 15, 2009). "Matt & Kim – Grand". Clash. Music Republic Ltd.
7. Franks, Allison (January 26, 2009). "Matt & Kim – Grand". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved November 19, 2014.
8. Pia, Camilla (June 16, 2009). "Album review: Matt & Kim – 'Grand'". NME. Inspire. Retrieved November 19, 2014.
9. Medina, Jeremy (January 21, 2009). "Matt and Kim: Grand". Paste. Wolfgang's Vault. Retrieved November 19, 2014.
10. Raber, Rebecca (January 21, 2009). "Matt & Kim: Grand". Pitchfork.
11. Rivera, Daniel (January 27, 2009). "Matt & Kim: Grand". Popmatters. Retrieved November 19, 2014.
12. O'Donnell, Kevin (March 5, 2009). "Grand: Matt and Kim". Rolling Stone. Wenner Media. (1073):78. Retrieved November 19, 2014.
13. Suarez, Jessica (January 8, 2009). "Matt and Kim, 'Grand' Review". Spin. SpinMedia.
14. Leebove, Laura (February 7, 2009). "Grand". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved November 19, 2014.