Puckett's Versus the Country Boy

Puckett's Versus the Country Boy
EP by Matt Sharp
Released	June 2003 in Leiper's Fork, Tennessee
Recorded	2003
Genre	Folk music
Label	In Music We Trust
Producer(s)	Matt Sharp, Greg Brown, Josh Hager, Andy Wilkinson
Professional reviews
Allmusic link Pitchfork Media (5.5/10) link
Matt Sharp chronology
Puckett's Versus the Country Boy (2003) Matt Sharp (2004)

Puckett's Versus the Country Boy is the debut solo EP from former Weezer bassist and Rentals frontman Matt Sharp.

Overview

In contrast to Sharp's work with the Rentals, Puckett's Versus the Country Boy features no electric guitar, synths, or percussion. Instead, Sharp's vocals are accompanied by lap steel, acoustic guitar, piano, and organ. The EP was a preview to the album Matt Sharp, featuring material recorded in Tennessee.

The EP was recorded in Leiper's Fork, Tennessee, a small rural village where Sharp was living at the time. The EP's title is derived from the restaurants Puckett's (now Fox & Locke) and The Country Boy, situated across the street from each other on Old Hillsboro Road in Leiper's Fork, which Sharp has described as the "only two places to eat in the whole county."

Album track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Goodbye West Coast (edit)"	Matt Sharp	3:27
2.	"Some Come Running Through"	Sharp	5:24
3.	"Visions of Anna"	Sharp	6:12
4.	"Hey, What You Gonna Do?"	Sharp	5:21
Total length:			20:25

Personnel

• Matt Sharp - vocals, acoustic guitar, mixing, production
• Josh Hager - steel guitar, ambient noise, acoustic guitar, production
• Mick Flowers - percussion
• Greg Brown - guitar melodies, piano, production
• Curt Perkins - piano

• Andy Wilkinson - mixing, production,
• Bernie Grundman - mastering

See also

• Matt Sharp (album)
• List of Matt Sharp songs

External links

• Puckett's Versus the Country Boy on AllMusic