Work in Progress is the remarkable new album from the Magic Mattie Band, AKA Nice-based singer-songwriter Matt Anderson. Sonically intriguing and lyrically astute, this release sees Anderson effortlessly switching gears from roots to rock to pop to conjure a set of songs that are by turns angry, elegiac, compassionate and wise. This is Anderson in top form as he marshals his considerable melodic gifts and lyrical dexterity to interrogate the joy, pain and messy reality of being alive. The third Magic Mattie Band record in three years, this is an ambitious and eclectic release from an artist who has seriously hit his stride.
