As part of the late, great Butterglory, Matt Suggs is hardly a stranger to Lawrence. When they called both Lawrence and Visalia, California, home, Suggs and cohort Debby Vander Wall created literate guitar-pop gems that progressed from the lo-fi charm of "The Skills of a Star Pilot" to the radiant noir of "Carmen Cross." Three years after Butterglory broke up, Suggs resurfaced with his solo debut, Golden Days Before They End, on which he made a move toward an Americana vibe, complete with lap steel. The recently released Amigo Row confirms that Suggs' songwriting skills continue to develop as he distances himself from the minimal instrumentation of Butterglory's early records.
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