It's Heavy in Here

by Eric Matthews

It's Heavy in Here cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 26 September 1995
  • Label: Sub Pop
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 41:11
  • Community rating: 3.71/5 from 4 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Following his acclaimed work in the duo Cardinal, Eric Matthews fully realizes his ambitious, highly orchestrated vision of 1960s-indebted pop on his solo debut. 'It's Heavy in Here' surrounds his breathy, deeply melancholic vocals with elaborate brass and string arrangements. The record serves as a pristine, highly romantic centerpiece of the mid-90s indie chamber pop revival.

Genres

Descriptors: orchestral, chamber, string arrangements, elegant, retro

Tracklist

  1. Fanfare (2:56)
  2. Forging Plastic Pain (3:15)
  3. Soul Nation Select Them (3:22)
  4. Faith To Clay (2:21)
  5. Angels For Crime (3:03)
  6. Fried Out Broken Girl (3:29)
  7. Lust Takes Time (2:41)
  8. Hop And Tickle (2:59)
  9. Three-cornered Moon (3:07)
  10. Distant Mother Reality (2:20)
  11. Flight And Lion (3:39)
  12. Poisons Will Pass Me (2:39)
  13. Sincere Sensation (2:55)
  14. Fanfare (Reprise) (2:19)

Credits

  • Lori Presthus - cello
  • Wendy Karden - flute
  • Karen Strand - oboe
  • Karen Bryan - violin
  • Robin Baldino - violin
  • Wes Matthews - acoustic guitar
  • Phil Baldino - clarinet
  • Curtis Daily - bass [string bass]

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