Does anyone know what happened to the SubPop musician Eric Matthews?

December 21, 2003 1:02 PM

Does anyone know what happened to the SubPop musician Eric Matthews? His last album was released in 1997, and he seems to have completely disappeared. (more inside)

I've done some googling, but there aren't very many sites out there on him, and the Subpop page seems to be broken at the moment. I know he makes an appearance on a few albums as a side player (trumpet, mostly), but I haven't been able to find any info on whether or not he's still making his own music.

posted by theNonsuch to Media & Arts (5 answers total)

I don't know why he stopped putting out records of his own but he's played (trumpet and other horns) on albums by Dandy Warhols, Ivy, and, this year, Brookville, Andy Chase (ex Fountains of Wayne)'s solo/side project. He may even be a formal member. I'm not sure.
posted by dobbs at 1:23 PM on December 21, 2003

oops, didn't read your followup. Um, email the brookville people. Perhaps they have an email contact and you can ask him yourself.
posted by dobbs at 1:25 PM on December 21, 2003

That Cardinal record with Richard Davies was great.
posted by anathema at 3:56 PM on December 21, 2003

I once made the mistake of asking Richard Davies about Cardinal. "I don't talk much about that" is the last thing he said to me.

I too miss Eric Matthews albums. I have a hunch his perfectionism and low album sales made it unfeasible for a label to bankroll his studio time, but that's just speculation. I'll have to hunt down his guest performances.
posted by werty at 6:27 AM on December 22, 2003

I don't know if you'll see this, but this is what I found
posted by drezdn at 10:35 AM on December 23, 2003