Chris Thompson (Canadian musician)

Chris Thompson
Born July 4, 1971 (1971-07-04) (age 40)
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Origin Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada
Labels Sub Pop
Sappy
Associated acts Eric's Trip
The Memories Attack
Orange Glass
Moon Socket

Chris Thompson (born July 4, 1971 Ottawa, Ontario, Canada) is a Canadian musician[1] who has performed in a variety of Maritime bands, including Eric's Trip,[2] The Memories Attack,[3] Orange Glass, and his solo project Moon Socket.[4] Although Thompson was born in Ottawa, his family moved to Moncton, New Brunswick when he was five years old.[4] Thompson began Moon Socket before Eric's Trip had broken up.[5]

Thompson contributed to former Eric's Trip bandmate Julie Doiron's 2007 album Woke Myself Up.[6]

Contents

Moon Socket discography

LPs

  • Moon Socket (1995)
  • The Best Thing] (1996)
  • Take the Mountain (1997)

EPs

  • Spaced-Odd-Ditties (1993)
  • Moon Socket (1995)
  • Moon Socket (1995)
  • It's the End of the Trip (1997)

Singles

  • "Accept Fear" (1995)
  • "Feeling Around" (1995)
  • "I Want Now" (1996)

See also

References

  1. ^ "Chris Thompson (6)". www.discogs.com. Discogs. http://www.discogs.com/artist/Chris+Thompson+%286%29. Retrieved December 5, 2011. 
  2. ^ "Chris Thompson Credits". www.allmusic.com. Allmusic. http://www.allmusic.com/artist/chris-thompson-p410650/credits. Retrieved December 5, 2011. 
  3. ^ "The Memories Attack Artist Page". radio3.cbc.ca. CBC Radio 3. http://radio3.cbc.ca/#/bands/The-Memories-Attack. Retrieved December 5, 2011. 
  4. ^ a b Khanna, Vish (April 2009). "Features » Timeline » Apr 2009 » Eric's Trip » A Love Supreme". Exclaim!. www.exclaim.ca (Toronto: 1059434 Ontario Inc.): 7. ISSN 1207-6600. http://exclaim.ca/Features/Timeline/erics_trip-_love_supreme. Retrieved December 5, 2011. 
  5. ^ Pedersen, Andy (January 13, 1996). "A Hip trip: Moncton lo-fi rockers Eric's Trip toured in luxury this summer, hitching a ride with the Tragically Hip". The Daily News (Halifax, Nova Scotia: The Great Eastern News Company Ltd): p. 19. OCLC 60619284. 
  6. ^ Marchand, Francois (July 5, 2008). "Eric's Trip back on track". The Vancouver Sun. vancouversun.com (Postmedia Network Inc.): p. G2. ISSN 0832-1299. 

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