the matthew show

matthew - vocals, guitar, keyboards, drum programming, bass
Jeffry Simms - drums
Jeremy Hull - bass
Paul Shapera - keyboards
Beth Brown - violin
Casey Hess - guitar on 2 & 10
Chandler Masta Sneed - drums on 4
John Stevens - guitar on 4
Chris Bellomy - saxophone
Hilary Tipps - backing vocals on 2, 5, 6, 8, 12, & 13
Trista Morris - backing vocals on 5 & 6
Voices (in order of appearance) - Monna, Clay Anderson, Trista Morris, Rebecca Jozwiak, Jimmy Gray, Chris Bellomy, Ashley Santillan

Cover photography by Pete Rearden
Produced by the matthew show
Mixed by Mark Randall at Blackstone Studio
Recorded at Rotary Eleven Studio, The Loop, Fort Worth Roots, Twilite Lounge Fort Worth, and Jeffry's house

All songs written by the matthew show, except 6, written by Jason Jackson and the matthew show

Readings (in order of appearance):
All Quiet on the Western Front - Erich Maria Remarque
The Sound of Empires Falling - Matthew Broyles
Heart of Darkness - Joseph Conrad

I would like to extend a special thanks to the good folks who have been in my live band over the past few years. Jeffry Simms, Clay Anderson, Ed Rogers, Gerald Ray, Jacob Furr, Jeremy Hull, and Paul Smith have all given the best of themselves to bring my weird ass tunes to life, and I cannot adequately repay them for their diligence and help. This paragraph will have to do. 

This album is dedicated to Rachel, who always reminds me to make what you want to make, and to be who you are. As it turns out, I can do no other.