Lorrie Matheson

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In Vein Onesheet (Adobe PDF format)

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Reviews

“…a mature, smart piece of work, fusing elements of psychedelia, New Orleans jazz, roots, and exotica…” Vancouver Courier (May 6, 2009)

Matheson is a consummate songwriter, able to turn something so ugly into a poignant and moving experience for the listener…” Vue Weekly (April 30, 2009)

“…plenty of musical colour to offset the stark acoustic outline — horns, piano, keyboard touches…” SEE Magazine (April 30, 2009)

“…one of Calgary’s musical treasure[s]…” “…In Vein is his finest outing to date…” Music Emissions (March 24, 2009)

“…In Vein is a carefully crafted, gorgeously textured record…” Calgary Herald (February 28, 2009)

“…[Matheson’s] glorious new long-player, In Vein, is an intensely personal and emotionally resonant record…” “…the man sure can turn a phrase…” FFWD Weekly (February 26, 2009)

“…fusing a country/roots/Americana base and vibe with understated pop sensibilities, In Vein traverses interesting territory…” hour.ca (February 26, 2009)

“…Matheson lets the songs fall where they need to be…” Vue Weekly (February 19, 2009)

“…Matheson makes you want to keep listening…” Herohill.com (February 12, 2009)

“…Matheson’s music seeps under the skin and into the bloodstream like slow-release morphine…” Exclaim.ca (February 2009)

“…an early contender for album of the year…” Whisperin & Hollerin (February 2009)

“…Matheson continues not only to make records, but to get better as well. And In Vein is proof…” BeatRoute Magazine (February 2009)

“…the sincere and refined melodies are not to be denied…” SoundProof Magazine (February 2009)

“…Matheson writes and records music that sounds really great…” “…an easy top pick this month…” babysue®: LMNOP® Reviews from dONW7 (February 2009)

“…a superior collection of poppy folk songs…” “…an excellent album, well produced and adventurous…” Americana UK (January 26, 2009)

“…one heck of a songwriter…” milesofmusic.com

“…Matheson is all Hart…” the Calgary Sun (May 20, 2005)

“…if there’s any justice, the poppy ‘Gun Metal Grey’ would be in regular rotation…” SceneandHeard.ca (March 12, 2005)

“…equal parts punk-cowboy-poet, pop-rock entertainer and bitter songwriter…” Mote MGZN (March 2005)

“…good hooks, nice production and most of all, first-class, big hearted pop songs…” Americana UK (Feb 2005)

“…buy the goddamn album. You’ll thank me for it…” Vue Weekly (Jan 2005)

“…A Dime At A Time is a gem, a real find, a beautifully-written, produced and executed work that is rich in instrumentation and songwriting…” Erasing Clouds (Jan 2005)

“…overflowing with wit, anger, ideas, disdain, love, pain and all of the other bloody things that make life hard — but ultimately worth living…” the Calgary Sun (Dec. 31, 2004)

“…Lorrie is indeed a world class singer/songwriter, probably one of the better ones in Canada…” MusicEmissions.com (Dec. 3, 2004)

“…A Dime at a Time is an album jam packed with quality tunes with memorable lyrics…” Soul Shine Magazine (Nov 2004)

“…he continues to be one of this region’s most consistently clever, perceptive, astute and acclaimed songwriters…” the Calgary Sun (Oct. 8, 2004)

“…Matheson’s prairie-fed folk-rock is as sharp as ever…” the Calgary Herald (October 2004)

“…as they say in the adult film industry, You Should Know By Now is a grower, not a show-er — and it’s a recording with some serious cojones to boot…” AlbertaViews Magazine [opens in PDF format] (Jul/Aug 2003)

“…while some of the twang (has) disappeared, the heartache still remains…” “…a cross between Elvis Costello and Cracker’s David Lowery…” “…after a couple listens… you’ll be hooked…” MusicEmissions.com (Mar. 31, 2003)

“…heartfelt and well-crafted, brimming with melodic hooks and Matheson’s razor-edged lyrics…” SeeMagazine.com (Feb. 13, 2003)

“…top local releases of 2002…” “…whipsmart collection of roots rock… shows off his knack for wordplay and melody…” the Calgary Sun (Jan. 3, 2003)

“…the material is far and away the finest Matheson has written…” “…(he is) one of the best songwriters this city has seen…” the Calgary Sun (Dec. 5, 2002)

“…the much-anticipated (a phrase that, in this case, actually applies) release from Lorrie Matheson…” ChartAttack.com (Dec. 20, 2002)

“…this is Lorrie Matheson: equal parts admiration and disdain…” the Gauntlet (Dec. 5, 2002)

“…no-one is as skilled… at turning a cliché inside out…” “…Matheson’s most finely crafted writing to date…” FFWD Weekly (Nov. 28, 2002)

“…Lorrie seems to have a lot of ideas about things, which is why this ends up being a pretty good record…” the Edmonton Sun (May 19, 2001)

“…how would you describe their music… “feel good, ass-slappin’ folk vs. rock” music…” ChartAttack.com (Mar. 9, 2001)

“…he sings, plays guitar, arranges music… and is considered one of the most talented and prolific songwriters this city has ever produced…” the Calgary Sun (1999 to 2002)

“…the band has a pop sound to them that, fortunately, doesn’t clash with cheesy Top 40 pop…” Mote MGZN (Aug. 1999)

“…a wry, acid-tongued wit and great storytelling…”  -the Calgary Herald

“…a drawling-yet-humorous vocal and songwriting style… playful, tuneful, and full of pop goodness… if the city of Calgary were to name a minstrel laureate, Matheson’s name would surely come forward…”  -edmontonplus.ca