Matters of the Bittersweet

Matters of the Bittersweet is the first solo acoustic album by singer Matthew Santos.^[1] Released in November 2007 under Candy Rat Records, the album features addition of four songs where he is joined by band members Robert Tucker on 'Humming'burd' and Aviva Jaye on vocals and clarinet on three songs; 'Unnamable', 'Daughter of the Sun', and 'Drop a Coin'.^[1] The video recordings off "Matters of the Bittersweet" are among the top rated videos on YouTube.^[2]

Matters of the Bittersweet
Studio album by Matthew Santos
Released	2007
Recorded	2007
Genre	Acoustic, alternative rock, folk
Label	Candyrat
Matthew Santos chronology
As a Crow Flies (2006) Matters of the Bittersweet (2007)

In an interview with Billboard Magazine, Santos said about Matters of the Bittersweet, "It was all done live with one mic in my basement... nothing glamorous. I want to stay with that rootsy feel."^[2]

Track listing

#	Title
1	Shadows in a Shoebox
2	Uncertainties
3	Humming'burd
4	Love Sick Fool
5	Waiting for the Day
6	Daughter of the Sun
7	My Remedy
8	Old Man Winter
9	Unnamable
10	Drop a Coin
11	Lady Luna
12	Matters of the Bittersweet