“Catnip” is produced, recorded, and performed by MLC; voice, keyboards, Spanish guitar, with an emphasis on personal style and the fifth release from the artist. MLC's Baritone pipes are on display in the opener, a jazzy noir beatnik revival “She is One Kool Cat" followed by “On The Other Side of The Stars” a deeper lo-funk groove that’s also a tribute to a local lad who passed away far too young. "This kid I knew who died from a rare illness, he was so positive, the kind of kid who would volunteer on the weekends to help clean up trash in the bay, that I tried to think of what he might say to me, if he could, from wherever he might be, and I just know it would be something hopeful." Then kick back in the shade with an ice-cold beverage to the sweet and easy swing of “Cherry Blossom Rain” and take the rest of the day off. "This is one of the strongest tunes I've written and I hope to see it covered some day." peace mlc Matthew Larkin Cassell is a Northern California vocalist, songwriter, producer and multi-instrumentalist whose collectible and original self-released, limited-edition vinyl, CD, and digital recordings, are influenced by pop, funk and R&B, with a sound that is hard to pin down into one genre. Signed to Stones Throw Records in Los Angeles and P-Vine Blues Interactions in Tokyo, his catalog has been reissued on vinyl and special edition CD format, and recordings have been sampled by artists including DJ Kon, Madlib and MF DOOM, and People Under The Stairs. Born and raised in the San Francisco Bay Area, early songwriting influences with a strong backbeat include local acts The Sons of Champlin, Tower of Power and Sly Stone, and vocal styles ranging from the swingin’ sounds of Sinatra and Ella to the expressive pop sounds of Sade or Bill Withers. Discography and press features are online at many locations