by Jay Hathaway
“In the indie rock world, there’s never really any collaborating outside…”
– Matt Johnson
Matt Johnson of Brooklyn dance-punk duo Matt and Kim has been giving whirlwind interviews all afternoon, ten minutes at a time, but he still has energy to chat with SuicideGirls about his band’s new album, Sidewalks. The first single, “Cameras,” is so catchy that it’s led Matt to tell the press, “We don’t write songs anymore. We write anthems.”
We’ve heard the new record, and Matt is absolutely right. He and his bandmate/significant other, Kim Schifino, have put together one hell of a danceable album. You’ll have to buy the album, though, because Matt tells us that he and Kim won’t be playing any of the new songs live, except for “Cameras.” Unlike many bands touring a new album, Matt and Kim will only throw down the songs the people came to hear.
Matt is nearly as much in interviews as he is at a show – which is to say, really, really fun – and he told us some great stories about the new album, his life with Kim, and some surprising things he’s never tried.
Read our exclusive interview with Matt and Kim’s Matt Johnson on SuicideGirls.com.
