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Canadian musician (born 1971)
Chris Thompson
Born (1971-07-04 ) July 4, 1971 (age 52)
Ottawa ,
Ontario , CanadaOrigin
Moncton ,
New Brunswick , Canada Genres
Indie rock ,
noise pop ,
alternative rock Occupation(s) musician, singer-songwriter Instrument(s) Drums, vocals, guitar, bass Labels
Sub Pop
Sappy
Musical artist
Chris Thompson (born July 4, 1971) 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]
Early Life and Career
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]
As of 2022, Thompson is also a member of the rock bands Diamondtown
[7] since September 2018, and Gemstones,
[8] since February 2021.
Moon Socket discography
LPs
Eurydice (2015)
Moon Socket (1995)
The Best Thing] (1996)
Take the Mountain
Squirtgun Records (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
^
"Chris Thompson (6)" . discogs.com .
Discogs . Retrieved December 5, 2011 .
^
"Chris Thompson Credits" . allmusic.com .
Allmusic . Retrieved December 5, 2011 .
^
"The Memories Attack Artist Page" . cbc.ca .
CBC Radio 3 . Archived from
the original on December 2, 2005. Retrieved December 5, 2011 .
^
a
b
Khanna, Vish (April 2009).
"Features » Timeline » Apr 2009 » Eric's Trip » A Love Supreme" .
Exclaim! .
Toronto : 1059434 Ontario Inc. exclaim.ca. 7.
ISSN
1207-6600 . Retrieved December 5, 2011 .
^
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 .
^
Marchand, Francois (July 5, 2008). "Eric's Trip back on track".
The Vancouver Sun .
Postmedia Network Inc. vancouversun.com. p. G2.
ISSN
0832-1299 .
^
"Diamondtown" . Diamondtown.bandcamp.com . Retrieved 8 June 2023 .
^
"Gemstones" . Gemstones.bandcamp.com . Retrieved 8 June 2023 .
External links