Matt Pryor - The Salton Sea

The Salton Sea will be available on limited Hazy Blue vinyl, complete with an exclusive zine and signed photo print. Limited to 300 copies

Kansas City native Matt Pryor (The Get Up Kids) has announced his new 
solo album The Salton Sea will be released on 14th November via Big Scary 
Monsters. The self-produced 10-track LP is his first in 8 years and follows 
off the back of The Get Up Kids’ successful 25th anniversary reissue and 
worldwide tour of their classic album, Something To Write Home About. 
Featuring  mixing and additional production by Peter Katis (The National, 
Interpol), The Salton Sea sees Pryor explore an expansive, full-band sound 
reminiscent of The Afghan Whigs and Bob Mould’s Sugar–specifically 
the band’s 1992 LP Copper Blue–with dreamy guitars, big drums, and 
shimmering production. The album’s lead single and title-track, a yearning 
anthem, is the perfect entry point and is out now alongside a video directed 
by Josh Berwanger (The Anniversary). 
The songs of The Salton Sea are timeless and captivating, like hearing a 
stranger share their journey through hell and back. As a listener, you’re left 
wondering what these moments are all about–how will they unfold? This 
is undoubtedly due to the fact that along with sobriety, Pryor found solace 
in writing for the sake of writing, a practice that he keeps up with daily
usually before dawn. If there’s a silver lining to all of this, one can glean the 
life-saving grace of having creative outlets to calm the devil that sits on 
your shoulder.

FFO  The Get Up Kids, Paul Westerberg, The Lemonheads, Sugar, Pedro The Lion

Genre: Emo / Pop Punk