Stratosphere (Matt Sorum album)

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Stratosphere is the second studio album by American singer-songwriter and drummer Matt Sorum. Credited to "Matt Sorum's Fierce Joy", it was released in 2014 and contains tracks in a variety of styles. [1] AllMusic reviewer John Christopher Monger rated the album 4 stars out of 5 and described it as "a big, dusty, vintage blast of open-road classic rock, breezy singer/songwriter folk-pop, and occasionally lavish chamber/psych rock". [2]

Track listing

All lyrics written by Matt Sorum

No.TitleLength
1."Intro (Stratosphere Part 1)"0:22
2."The Sea"3:07
3."What Ziggy Says"3:23
4."For The Wild Ones"3:35
5."Goodbye to You"4:35
6."Gone"4:17
7."Lady of the Stone"4:12
8."Ode to Nick Drake"3:21
9."Blue"4:01
10."Josephine"4:07
11."Land of the Pure"5:37
12."Killers N Lovers"5:49
13."The Lonely Teardrop"3:22
14."Outro (Stratosphere Part 2)"1:32

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References

  1. Gary Graff, "Matt Sorum's Fierce Joy, 'The Sea': Exclusive Song Premiere", Billboard , March 10, 2014.
  2. John Christopher Monger, AllMusic Review, AllMusic (accessed 2015-08-20).