[direwolf74]

Another outstanding effort from one of this country's most talented songwriters. Easily one of the best albums I've heard this year. Everything this guy does is gold.

[thedarkcanuck]

good to hear! love matt mays as well and looking forward to picking this up

[emperor penguin]

Take it on Faith sounds incredible. Straight ahead, driving rock, classic Matty Mays!!!

[direwolf74]

Take it on Faith sounds incredible. Straight ahead, driving rock, classic Matty Mays!!!

Agreed. I'm also a big fan of the lead-off track, "Indio". The entire album is fantastic.

[aaronck]

Going to check him out at the Republik Oct 20th. Never seen him before but am a fan

[Scotty12]

I'll be in the crowd this weekend in Toronto. The last time I saw him live (Lee's palace I think?) it was packed and exploding with energy.

[emperor penguin]

I'll be in the crowd this weekend in Toronto. The last time I saw him live (Lee's palace I think?) it was packed and exploding with energy.

I was there too, and this show was amazing!

[Tthip]

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Sad, sad news:
Jay Smith, a guitarist best known for his work with east coast rocker Matt Mays, died Wednesday while the band was on tour in Edmonton.

[sean.bonner]

Had the chance to party with him after his Fredericton show in November...
And let's just say he partied hard.
Sad, but not that surprising

[Scotty12]

The entire band parties very, very hard. When I heard Matt Mays' guitarist had died I wasn't surprised. Based off their stage demeanour, energy, antics when I saw last week in Ottawa I falsely assumed it was Adam, shocked to learn it was Jay.

RIP.

[direwolf74]

Very sad news.

[thedarkcanuck]

tbh, I had no idea who Jay Smith was before this happened. My girl and I have spent a shitload of time listening to Matt Mays and El Torpedo over the years, be it camping, road trippin, etc., there isn`t a song that we feel the need to skip over. Obviously with this happening, we will hear the music a little differently now, but enjoy it just the same, probably more. It looks like Jay had a huge influence in steering Matt from more of a country sound to rock. I downloaded Jays solo album the other day and have really been enjoying it, reminds me a bit of Sam Roberts. We feel very fortunate to have been at that last show in Edmonton.