Matthew Sweet — “Girlfriend” 🎵 “Sick of Myself” 🎶
Athens, Georgia is home to the University of Georgia… Go Dawgs! 🐾 — and it’s also one of the great music cities in America, birthing many iconic bands like R.E.M., The B-52’s, and Widespread Panic, just to name a few.. And this next guy… Matthew Sweet.
Matthew Sweet is an American singer-songwriter and guitarist who became a key figure in ’90s alternative rock and power pop. Born in Lincoln, Nebraska, he moved to Athens, Georgia to plug into that legendary scene before breaking through with Girlfriend (1991) — hooky, heartfelt guitar pop — and following it with 100% Fun (1995), featuring the self-aware anthem “Sick of Myself.” Classic melodies, honest emotion, zero filler.
🎵 “Girlfriend” — from the album Girlfriend (1991)
🎶 “Sick of Myself” — from the album 100% Fun (1995)
Hope yall enjoy this little trip back into some seriously good ’90s sound. 🎸
Bonus live acoustic version 👇
In a world that’s ugly and a lie.. it’s hard to even want to try…
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