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In a time when the Country music critics say we need change, Matt Poss is thriving on an original, gutsy sound that makes instant fans out of anyone, whether they like Country or not! Poss is a fan s artist, and it is not uncommon to see clubs all over the Midwest packed to the rafters with people singing the words to every song. Known for producing his own brand of rowdy high-octane country , and with the release of Hinges, his third solo album, Matt Poss understands what it means to be both real and raw. The St. Louis River Front Times describes Matt as - another link in the great chain of heartland rockers...a hybrid caught between Mellencamp and Steve Earle with shots of Tom Petty and Jimmy Martin in equal measure. - In 2006 The Chicago Tribune grouped Poss with Shooter Jennings, Hank III, and Kevin Fowler as part of - a new crop of rising country outlaws. - Poss has heard the comparison s before and he proudly wears his influences on his sleeve. Yet, the music is uniquely his own. Posss new single, Guitar Slingin Man, a fist pumping autobiographical country-stomp, is a declaration of his intentions. The chorus bellows - Til the day I die, Gonna be a guitar slingin man. - It s about a man who knows exactly who he is and where he stands in this world of endless noise and posturing. In late 2007, Poss approached RS Field, the master-mind behind Billy Joe Shavers masterpiece Tramp On Your Street, about producing his third album. Poss trusted RSs rockabilly instincts and his outlaw attitude. It quickly became clear that he had found a kindred spirit in RS Field, and together, they forged their new vision of hard-hitting country music, which has become 2008 s Hinges.