The Lateness of the Hour

by Eric Matthews

The Lateness of the Hour cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 26 August 1997
  • Label: Sub Pop
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 45:34
  • Community rating: 3.63/5 from 4 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Eric Matthews refines his sophisticated pop sound on 'The Lateness of the Hour,' blending classic indie rock sensibilities with lush orchestral arrangements. The album is an ambitious and incredibly polished piece of chamber pop, heavily influenced by 60s jangle pop and orchestral pop traditions.

Genres

Descriptors: lounge, orchestral, sophisticated, chamber, textured

Tracklist

  1. Ideas That Died That Day (3:59)
  2. My Morning Parade (4:19)
  3. Pair Of Cherry (2:24)
  4. To Clear The Air (2:44)
  5. Yes, Everyone (2:31)
  6. Everything So Real (4:45)
  7. Becomes Dark Blue (4:25)
  8. The Pleasant Kind (4:00)
  9. Gilded Cages (3:08)
  10. Dopeyness (2:50)
  11. Since The Wheel Free (3:34)
  12. Festival Fun (1:45)
  13. No Gnashing Teeth (5:03)

Credits

  • Steven Matthews - guest [featured guest], acoustic guitar
  • Don Schwartz - guest [featured guest], bass
  • Spookey Ruben - guest [featured guest], bass
  • Steve Hanford - guest [featured guest], drums
  • Wes Matthews - guest [featured guest], electric guitar, bass, piano, piano, electric guitar, bass
  • Jason Falkner - guest [featured guest], electric guitar, bass, piano, drums, electric guitar, piano, bass, drums, electric guitar, bass, organ [hammond b-3], additional performer
  • Andrew Shaw - guest [featured guest], soprano saxophone
  • 451 Philharmonic - strings, strings, woodwind [woodwinds], percussion, brass, strings

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