PRESS QUOTES:
"[Matthews] has an innate sense of what works and he
gives each song exactly what it needs......full rich
melodies and enticingly cryptic lyrics.....a very welcome
return".
NPR "All Things Considered"
"Matthews spares no effort in orchestrating his
beautiful constructions, augmenting them with strings,
organs, and other 'real' instruments that have been all
too scarce in pop music since the Beatles and Nick
Drake perfected the genre."
Entertainment Weekly
“For the past decade or so, it’s been hip to use terms
like orchestral pop, and drop ‘auteur’ names like Brian
Wilson or Jimmy Webb. Eric Matthews was there first,
and does it best… Simply exquisite.”
MOJO
"It is not classic or alternative rock, but classical rock,
informed by Brahms and Brian Wilson, Rachmaninoff
and David Sylvian. Eric Matthews is a pop rarity…”
New York Times
SELLING POINTS:
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Foundation Sounds is Eric's first proper full
length recording since his last Sub Pop release
The Lateness of the Hour. Featuring seventeen
stunning tracks, with Eric playing all of the
instruments.
;
Eric was recently featured on the Elliott Smith
tribute To: Elliott, From: Portland, contributing an
amazing version of Needle in the Hay, considered
the best track on the album by many, including
SPIN magazine.
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Matthews has a cult following worldwide and
was one half of the legendary duo, Cardinal. His
music is adored by the press and had been
praised by Rolling Stone, Details, Elle, NPR, SPIN,
Billboard, Magnet, MOJO, Entertainment Weekly,
Musician, New York Times, Interview, NME, AP,
Guitar Player, Pitchfork, and the list goes on and
on. This release will be backed up by full
domestic and international publicity and radio
campaigns.
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This one is different.
This time there is something new that
greatly contributes to the special nature of the way this album
sounds. On this album, the core sound is that of the standard
rock combo augmented by piano, brass, and woodwind
instruments. But that’s not what’s different. On this album, for
the first time, Matthews is heard playing all of the instruments,
including drums and a few others he has never played on his
own albums. Some of his heroes, like Stevie Wonder and Paul
McCartney, had done it and Matthews felt inspired to take on the
same ambitious challenge. Not to show off, prove a point, or any
of the darker motivations, but instead as a service to the songs
and to the sound he wanted to achieve, free of outside influence
or guest-star nuance. Intending to better define this particular set
of songs, this one is different because this time, it’s pure Eric
Matthews at his very best!
Matthews made his recording debut in 1994 as one half of the legendary
duo,
Cardinal (Flydaddy Records
), with Australian-born
singer/songwriter,
Richard Davies
(best known for fronting the cult
band,
The Moles
). Although internal conflicts forced a split (much to the
dismay of their loyal fans), both Davies and Matthews went on to find
success in solo careers. Matthews joined with
Sub Pop
to release two
critically acclaimed albums,
It's Heavy in Here
(1995) and
Lateness of
the Hour
(1997), and after a six year hiatus, began recording
Six Kinds
of Passion looking for an Exit
released by
Empyrean
in 2005.
TRACK LISTING
:
1. Our House
2. Sorry
3. Gold
4. When You Should Be There
5. Death Of In Between
6. Survive
7. This Chance
8. Watch The Sky
9. Courage
10. All the Clowns
11. More Than I Can Give
12. All That Remains
13. Start of the Meltdown
14. Sounds of Flight
15. The Fly
16. And The World Will Go
17. Till This Story Ends