Its Heavy In Here

Rolling Stone (10/19/95, p.150) - 3.5 Stars - Good - "...a welcome respite from the ongoing grunge-by-numbers....IT'S HEAVY IN HERE doesn't sound like anyone else's record. How many albums can you say that about?"
Spin (12/95, pp.124-125) - 8 - Very Good - "Portrait of the singer-songwriter orchestrator-conductor as a young Beatlemaniac....the lyrics suggest a vague malevolence that's very of the moment--the arrangements surround the guitars with oboe, clarinet and harpsichord..."
Q Magazine (1/96, p.134) - 4 Stars - Excellent - "...This is heady and original and indeed, very clever stuff, well-produced and beautifully orchestrated..."
Melody Maker (12/16/95, p.33) - Recommended - "...like the early astonishing Red House Painters, this is as much about the contours and contrivance of sound and mood as it's about...self-expression, relentless autobiography, all the self-conscious travails of the troubadour, which is helpful but pleasing....the last and least expected mini-classic of the year."
New Musical Express (11/18/95, p.49) - 7 (out of 10) - "First Built To Spill, now Eric Matthews....they invest their songs with a magical simplicity. Therein they can indulge their Beatles infatuations as well as relationship nightmares. And they currently make the rock horizon too beautiful for words..."
Entertainment Weekly (10/27/95, p.94) - "Matthews spares no effort in orchestrating his beautiful constructions, augmenting them with strings, organs, and other `real' instruments..." - Rating: A-
Alternative Press (12/95, pp.89-90) - "...a wonderful bit of slow pop, so good it's hard to believe it's American....If you buy only one album this year to see you through the darker phases of your life, this should be it. Hell, buy it even if you're not depressed; you're still going to love it."