Matthew ‘Doc’ Dunn – “Fantastic Light”

A true under-sung hero of song on the site today as RSTB favorite Matthew ‘Doc’ Dunn returns with a new album for his Cosmic Range Records. Following up his Sub Pop Singles entry, and 2020’s Rain Rain Rain, the Canadian songwriter offers up the expansive vision of Fantastic Light. The first single, the album’s title track, finds Dunn’s songwriting embellished with ornate production, elevating his bittersweet ode with vibes, strings, flute and mellotron. The record utilizes sweeping string arrangements throughout, alongside guitar contributions from J Mascis. Dunn, a longtime collaborator of MV & EE, U.S. Girls, and Badge Epoch, has been amassing a sterling run of solo releases over the past few years, starting with 2018’s Lightbourn. Fantastic Light pushes his works even further, exiting the humbled country canyons to lounge in the shadows of No Other and Wolfking of LA. If you’re unfamiliar, get acquainted quick, but for those of us who’ve been waiting on a new one from Dunn for the last couple of years, this comes as one of the best pieces of news of the year.

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