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Eric Vieweg

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"The Silver Lining 4 1/2 of 5 Stars"

"Sonically spectacular and lyrically memorable, The Silver Lining is the first album by Ottawa's own Eric Vieweg. It's an infectious collection of tender and tortured tales about lonely hearts and night crawlers, minimum wagers and those trying to make it. Vieweg moves it from heart wrenching in Skin & Bones to loud pop-rock in Westboro Beach. Resuscitate flashes me back from Dinosaur Jr.'s Without a Sound and Hotels & Phonebooths is classic Jayhawks. Rich with electric, pedal steel and gorgeous acoustic guitar, banjo, cello, piano and lap-tapping percussion, The Silver Lining is an outstanding contribution to the alt-country/indie rock sound popularized by Danny Michel, Kathleen Edwards, Jim Bryson and Golden Smog." (Sylvie Hill) - XPress Magazine (Ottawa, Ontario, Canada)


"Album Review - The Silver Lining"

In its nonchalant way Ottawa has produced yet another talented artist. Dabbling in alt-country, folk and rock Eric Vieweg's debut album, The Silver Lining is a lush and generous offering. The album is short, only eight songs long, but beautifully balanced by its depth of sound. Opening with Vieweg's musings in Night Off The Street' , the album captures the listener in the very first moments. From there The Silver Lining builds, climaxing at the complex and angry The Insatiable Need For Being Dramatic On A Thursday Afternoon in Centretown' and then brings reprieve in the lovely Stars For Eyes.' The texture created by the subtle cello and the yearning of the pedal steel, highlights Vieweg's melancholic lyrics. And just when you think you know what Eric Vieweg is about, he throws in a brash pop-rock song, catching you by surprise, but then delight. In the end, Eric Vieweg's luxuriously layered songs grow on you till they become simply gorgeous. (Lara Purvis) - Jambands.ca


"The Silver Lining nominated album of the Year!"

Ottawa Xpress Magazine nominated The Silver Lining as album of the year for 2006.

Thanks guys! - XPress Magazine


Discography

The Silver Lining (2006)

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Eric Vieweg has finally come out of the woodwork.

After spending many years fashioning songs in obscurity, he has finally released his debut record in July 2006. The self-titled record focuses on the lyric, but involves gorgeous landscapes of folk-rock and country instrumentation.

Since the albums realease, he has brought together The Silver Lining; a band comprised of Canada's finest artists that have included Marty and Matt Sobb (Marty Sobb and the Mobb, Tony D, David Gogo), Matt Ouimet (HiLo Trons, Ana Miura), Darrell O'Dea (Staggered Crossing, Boy), Phil Bova, (The Empiricals, HiLoTrons), Pat Robillard, Andy Graham, John Steele, J.J. Ipsen, Arturo Brisindi among other highly revered players.

Eric is developing momentum with his record. It has received some acclaim since its release:

4 1/2 / 5 STARS "Sonically spectacular and lyrically memorable, The Silver Lining is the first album by Ottawa's own Eric Vieweg. It's an infectious collection of tender and tortured tales about lonely hearts and night crawlers, minimum wagers and those trying to make it. Vieweg moves it from heart wrenching in Skin & Bones to loud pop-rock in Westboro Beach. Resuscitate flashes me back from Dinosaur Jr.'s Without a Sound and Hotels & Phonebooths is classic Jayhawks. Rich with electric, pedal steel and gorgeous acoustic guitar, banjo, cello, piano and lap-tapping percussion, The Silver Lining is an outstanding contribution to the alt-country/indie rock sound popularized by Danny Michel, Kathleen Edwards, Jim Bryson and Golden Smog." (Sylvie Hill, Ottawa Xpress Magazine) - NOMINATED ALBUM OF THE YEAR, 2006.

In its nonchalant way Ottawa has produced yet another talented artist. Dabbling in alt-country, folk and rock Eric Vieweg's debut album, The Silver Lining is a lush and generous offering. The album is short, only eight songs long, but beautifully balanced by its depth of sound. Opening with Vieweg's musings in Night Off The Street' , the album captures the listener in the very first moments. From there The Silver Lining builds, climaxing at the complex and angry The Insatiable Need For Being Dramatic On A Thursday Afternoon in Centretown' and then brings reprieve in the lovely Stars For Eyes.' The texture created by the subtle cello and the yearning of the pedal steel, highlights Vieweg's melancholic lyrics. And just when you think you know what Eric Vieweg is about, he throws in a brash pop-rock song, catching you by surprise, but then delight. In the end, Eric Vieweg's luxuriously layered songs grow on you till they become simply gorgeous. (Lara Purvis, Jambands.ca)

Now performing on a regular basis, Eric Vieweg and The Silver Lining have pushed the songs to new levels. The live show is where the band feeds off each other, letting the songs twist, turn and explode off the stage during each performance. What is most impressive is the fact that Eric's record was originally made to be nothing more than a demo, and evolved into a very successful inaugural album. Now Eric is recording again with the preconception of crafting a full legnth record. A good question to ask is how much farther will such a record catapult him.