PRESS QUOTES:

"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

"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

"[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"

SELLING POINTS:

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A 5 song independent-retail-only, exclusive EP

to whet your appetite for the upcoming full length

record, Foundation Sounds. FS is Eric's first

proper full length recording since his last Sub Pop

release The Lateness of the Hour (1997).
Featuring seventeen stunning tracks, with Eric

playing all of the instruments.

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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.

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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

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1. Alley Way Masters

2. Million Errors

3. It Kicks Me Over

4. The Boy Made of Clay

5. You’re What I Need

For those who appreciate the fine art of arrangement,
this very limited edition EP gives fans a glimpse into

Eric Matthews’ ambitious new full-length due out next
month. All five, beautifully crafted songs are exclusive

to this EP and are only available to SCD direct
independent retail accounts. Get it now, or patiently

wait until someone is reluctantly willing to part with
this collector’s item on Ebay.

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