Eric Matthews, the Seattle-based composer/singer and one-half of the short-lived Cardinal, has a new album out on Empyrean Records which I liked a lot. Here’s the review which ran late last week in PopMatters.Eric MatthewsThe Imagination Stage(Empyrean)US release date: 22 January 2008UK release date: 21 January 2008by Jennifer KellyLush orchestral pop turned ominousIn his review of the 2005 re.
Scritti Politti - "Absolute" Cupid & Psyche 85 De La Soul "Say No Go" 3 Ft High and Rising Folk Implosion "Natural One" Kids SoundtrackEric Matthews "Fanfare" It's Heavy in HereGroove Armada "My Friend" Goodbye Country(Hello Nightclub)Beck "Girl" Guero Spoon "Don't You Evah" Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga (This one just makes me smile)Have a great long weekend everyone...
Eric Matthews, the Seattle-based composer/singer and one-half of the short-lived Cardinal, has a new album out on Empyrean Records which I liked a lot. Here’s the review which ran late last week in PopMatters.Eric MatthewsThe Imagination Stage(Empyrean)US release date: 22 January 2008UK release date: 21 January 2008by Jennifer KellyLush orchestral pop turned ominousIn his review of the 2005 re.
When someone tells you "He arrived with great fanfare..." that pretty much describes how Eric Matthews arrived on the scene in 1995 with It's Heavy In Here. For a while he was considered the king of chamber pop, and then went on to explore other musical directions (jazz, glam, prog). It's been very tough for him to live up to this first album, but he does an amazing job covering Brian Wilson's ...