Eric Matthews

Eric Mathews' second album of pop lushness differs little from its predecessor, 1995's highly
orchestrated It's Heavy in Here – standard guitar-bass-drums trappings are but foot soldiers
amid platoons of horns and harpsichords, all of which must answer to that higher power:
the carefully crafted song. Even Matthews' own soft, friendly voice is just another element
in the big picture. The Lateness of the Hour is orchestral even when Matthews d... More >