Chris Thompson (Canadian musician)

{{short description|Canadian musician (born 1971)}} {{Infobox musical artist | name = Chris Thompson | image = | alt = | caption = | image_size = | landscape =  | birth_name = | alias = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1971|7|4}} | birth_place = Ottawa, Ontario, Canada | origin = Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada | death_date =  | death_place = | genre = Indie rock, noise pop, alternative rock | occupation = musician, singer-songwriter | instrument = Drums, vocals, guitar, bass | years_active =  | label = Sub Pop Sappy | associated_acts = Eric's Trip The Memories Attack Orange Glass Moon Socket Gemstones Diamondtown | website =  }}

'''Chris Thompson''' (born July 4, 1971) is a Canadian musician<ref name="discogs.com"/> who has performed in a variety of Maritime bands, including Eric's Trip,<ref name="allmusic.comCredits"/> The Memories Attack,<ref name="radio3.cbc.ca"/> Orange Glass, and his solo project Moon Socket.<ref name="exclaim.ca"/> Although Thompson was born in Ottawa, his family moved to Moncton, New Brunswick when he was five years old.<ref name="exclaim.ca"/> Thompson began Moon Socket before Eric's Trip had broken up.<ref name="dailynews.ca"/>

Thompson contributed to former Eric's Trip bandmate Julie Doiron's 2007 album ''Woke Myself Up''.<ref name="vancouversun.com"/>

As of 2022, Thompson is also a member of the rock bands Diamondtown<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://diamondtown.bandcamp.com/|title=Diamondtown|website=Diamondtown.bandcamp.com|access-date=8 June 2023}}</ref> since September 2018, and Gemstones,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://gemstones.bandcamp.com/|title=Gemstones|website=Gemstones.bandcamp.com|access-date=8 June 2023}}</ref> since February 2021.

== Moon Socket discography == {{columns-start|num=3}}

=== LPs === * ''Moon Socket'' (1995) * ''The Best Thing'' (1996) * ''Take the Mountain'' Squirtgun Records (1997) * ''Eurydice'' (2015) {{column}}

=== EPs === * ''Spaced-Odd-Ditties'' (1993) * ''Moon Socket'' (1995) * ''Moon Socket'' (1995) * ''It's the End of the Trip'' (1997) {{column}}

=== Singles === * "Accept Fear" (1995) * "Feeling Around" (1995) * "I Want Now" (1996) {{columns-end}}

==See also== {{Portal|Music|Canada}} *Music of Canada *Canadian rock *List of Canadian musicians

== References == {{Reflist | refs =

<ref name="allmusic.comCredits"> {{cite web | url = https://www.allmusic.com/artist/chris-thompson-p410650/credits | title = Chris Thompson Credits | work = allmusic.com | publisher = Allmusic | access-date = December 5, 2011 }} </ref>

<ref name="dailynews.ca"> {{cite news | title = A Hip trip: Moncton lo-fi rockers Eric's Trip toured in luxury this summer, hitching a ride with the Tragically Hip | first = Andy | last = Pedersen | newspaper = The Daily News | publisher = The Great Eastern News Company Ltd | location = Halifax, Nova Scotia | oclc = 60619284 | date = January 13, 1996 | page = 19 }} </ref>

<ref name="discogs.com"> {{cite web | url = http://www.discogs.com/artist/Chris+Thompson+%286%29 | title = Chris Thompson (6) | work = discogs.com | publisher = Discogs | access-date = December 5, 2011 }} </ref>

<ref name="exclaim.ca"> {{cite news | title = Features » Timeline » Apr 2009 » Eric's Trip » A Love Supreme | first = Vish | last = Khanna | url = http://exclaim.ca/Features/Timeline/erics_trip-_love_supreme | agency = exclaim.ca | newspaper = Exclaim! | publisher = 1059434 Ontario Inc. | location = Toronto | issn = 1207-6600 | date = April 2009 | at = 7 | access-date = December 5, 2011 }} </ref>

<ref name="radio3.cbc.ca"> {{cite web | url = http://radio3.cbc.ca/#/bands/The-Memories-Attack | title = The Memories Attack Artist Page | work = cbc.ca | publisher = CBC Radio 3 | access-date = December 5, 2011 | url-status = dead | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20051202030638/http://radio3.cbc.ca/#/bands/The-Memories-Attack | archive-date = December 2, 2005 }} </ref>

<ref name="vancouversun.com"> {{cite news | title = Eric's Trip back on track | first = Francois | last = Marchand | agency = vancouversun.com | newspaper = The Vancouver Sun | publisher = Postmedia Network Inc. | issn = 0832-1299 | date = July 5, 2008 | page = G2 }} </ref>

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==External links== * [https://myspace.com/thememoriesattack The Memories Attack] on Myspace * [https://maritimemusicscene.neocities.org Eric's Trip Live Archive] – Guide to Eric's Trip's studio sessions and live concerts, including side-projects.

{{DEFAULTSORT:Thompson, Chris}} Category:1971 births Category:Living people Category:Canadian indie rock musicians Category:Canadian male singer-songwriters Category:Musicians from Moncton Category:Singers from Ottawa Category:21st-century Canadian male singers Category:21st-century Canadian singer-songwriters Category:Singers from New Brunswick