Palo Alto Pop Overthrow

Good news - Matthew Sweet's long awaited next album, originally thought to be jokingly titled "Rock Bottom," will be released on July 22nd. Sweet regulars Ric Menck (Velvet Crush), Richard Lloyd (Television), Ivan Julian (Voidoids), and Greg Leisz return on this disc, which will be released by Shout! Factory and distributed by Sony BMG. A press release from Shout! is up at here.

Tentative tracklist:

1. Byrdgirl
   
2. Flying
   
3. Feel Fear
   
4. Sunrise Eyes
   
5. Sunshine Lies
   
6. Badass (preview on myspace)
   
7. Daisychain
   
8. Stick It
   
9. Meltdown
   
10. Back Of My Mind
    
11. Burn Through Love
    
12. Pleasure Is Mine
    
13. Time Machine
    
14. Let's Love
    
15. When You're Gone
    
16. Could You Need Me?
    

[via John Relph's excellent Matthew Sweet discography, CMJ, and Paste]