Modern Art (Matthew Sweet album)

Modern Art is the eleventh studio album by alternative rock musician Matthew Sweet. It was released on Missing Piece Records in 2011.

Release
The album, available as a CD, 2-LP vinyl set, and digital download, was met with little commercial success, but with favorable reviews. Amazon.com wrote, "Defiantly unorthodox, but often playfully so, Modern Art features 12 new compositions of Sweet's trademark wistful, yearning pop that recall some of Sweet s touchstones: the Beatles, Beach Boys and Big Star", and even notes the work of Sweet's side-players: "Longtime musical cohort Ric Menck (Velvet Crush) does all the drumming on the album (except for "Ivory Tower", which is built on a random drum pattern supplied by Sweet's friend, actor/musician Fred Armisen). Dennis Taylor's deft and urgent guitar lines serve as a running commentary to Sweet's introspective singing. Finished by mastering engineer Glenn Schick, Modern Art promises to be another trend-setting release by Sweet."

Personnel

 * Matthew Sweet – vocals, pianos, Mellotron, organ, guitars, bass, percussion
 * Dennis Taylor – lead guitars
 * Ric Menck – drums, percussion
 * Fred Armisen – drums (2)

Production

 * Matthew Sweet – producer, recording, mixing
 * Glenn Schick – mastering at Glenn Schick Mastering (Atlanta, Georgia)
 * Alex Viau – graphic design
 * Russell Carter Artist Management Ltd. – management