| The Lateness of the Hour | ||||
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| Released | 1997 | |||
| Label | Sub Pop [1] | |||
| Producer | Eric Matthews, Tony Lash | |||
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The Lateness of the Hour is the second album by the American musician Eric Matthews, released in 1997. [2] [3] "My Morning Parade" was originally included as a 7" single with the vinyl version of the album. [4] The album was part of the ork pop trend of the 1990s. [5]
The Lateness of the Hour was produced by Tony Lash and Matthews, who also played flugelhorn and harpsichord, among other instruments. [6] [7] Jason Falkner played guitar on the album; Matthews's younger brother Wes also contributed. [8] [9] Three songs, "Gilded Cages", "To Clear the Air", and "Festival Fun", do not include drums, bass, or guitar. [10] Matthews recorded the vocals and acoustic guitars with Manley microphones. [11]
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [12] |
| The Encyclopedia of Popular Music | [4] |
| Entertainment Weekly | B+ [7] |
| MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide | [6] |
Salon wrote that "it's ironic that the album's best moments are those when he tears down his Brill Building façade and turns the guitars up a bit, as on 'Everything So Real' and especially 'The Pleasant Kind', the one song where Matthews' melodic sensibility doesn't sound grave-robbed." [13] Entertainment Weekly noted that "this smooth, lovely set of melancholia is never overwhelmed by its ambitions." [7]
The Boston Globe stated that "Matthews' exceptional music is lovely and strange; if only his opaque lyrics were equally evocative." [14] Rolling Stone determined that "the piano, bass and spare percussion on 'No Gnashing Teeth' serve an arrangement that would make Brian Wilson proud." [15] The Dayton Daily News opined that Matthews "sings in a hushed whisper reminiscent of the late folkie Nick Drake." [16]
The St. Catharines Standard listed it among the best 20 albums of 1997. [17] The Philadelphia Inquirer also considered it to be one of 1997's best, deeming it a "florid masterwork." [18]
AllMusic wrote that "the best songs have an effortless grace, while even the weaker moments are enjoyable because of the lavish arrangements." [12]
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Ideas That Died That Day" | |
| 2. | "My Morning Parade" | |
| 3. | "Pair of Cherry" | |
| 4. | "To Clear the Air" | |
| 5. | "Yes, Everyone" | |
| 6. | "Everything So Real" | |
| 7. | "Becomes Dark Blue" | |
| 8. | "The Pleasant Kind" | |
| 9. | "Gilded Cages" | |
| 10. | "Dopeyness" | |
| 11. | "Since the Wheel Free" | |
| 12. | "Festival Fun" | |
| 13. | "No Gnashing Teeth" |
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