This episode is fun and really interesting. Matt North returns with a new album and a different perspective on making it. Matt lives in Nashville but chose to make his album in Champaign-Urbana, instead. We talk about how Nashville has changed over the past several decades; the positives and the negatives. We go off onto a few tangents during the show. Actually, we kind of start off on a tangent. Matt explains the purple cow theory, totem pole culture, and remote recording with Paul Chastain, in Japan while using old high scholl friends and his old high school band director as bandmates and arrangers.He also talks about how his former roommates comedians Mitch Hedberg and Patton Oswalt, as well as Dave Attell, have influenced his songwriting. And, somehow, Ray Charles gets into the conversation. Check out Matt’s new album, Savoy, at mattnorthmusic.com or Bandcamp. Follow him @mattnorthmusic. Follow us @PerformanceAnx. Merch is available at performanceanx.threadless.com. Money for coffee is accepted through ko-fi.com/performanceanxiety. Now I hope you enjoy Nashville vs Champaign-Urbana with Matt North on Performance Anxiety on the Pantheon Podcast Network.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices