PATERSHUK, MATT - Same As I Ever Been (Sealed) (CD)

Same As I Ever Have Been' is Patershuk's most organic and confident collection of songs yet. With veteran roots musician Steve Dawson returning to produce and contribute some tasteful string work, it's easy to hear how much Matt has grown as a performer since his last record, 'I Was So Fond Of You'. This time around, Patershuk and Dawson met in Vancouver at Bryan Adams' acoustically perfect Warehouse Studio to hunker down for a few days and record an albums' worth of new roots gems. Like all of Dawson's productions, Matt's new songs were recorded with all of the musicians playing together in the same room. This created an intimate vibe that allowed the musicians to play off of one another to create some truly magical and unanticipated moments. Patershuk and Dawson decided to enlist the skills of legendary drummer Jay Bellerose (a frequent collaborator of T-Bone Burnett and Joe Henry), and with the help of regular Dawson collaborators such as John Reischman (mandolin), Ana Egge (vocals), Chris Gestrin (keyboards), and Jeremy Holmes (bass), the sessions were creative and spontaneous, with only a few judicious overdubs added after the fact. Every song on 'Same As I Ever Have Been' resonates with a warm roadhouse, barn dance feel that can't be faked. "Discoveries like this is the reason I spend far too much time listening to albums by people I and you have never previously heard of, but deserve a huge world wide audience, when their music is as good….nay, great as this collection is." rockingmagpie "Mr. Patershuk is a massive talent and an incredible songwriter." **** Country Music Peopl