Search - Evermore :: Dreams

A dreamy album

Nate | Brisbane, QLD AUSTRALIA | 10/30/2006

(5 out of 5 stars)

"This album has a theme to it, a dreamy feel which at first listen every song sounds the same, but the more you listen to it, the more the songs grow on you and you will never get the Evermore sound out of your head. They have a very unique sound, unlike any other band in the world at the moment. As soon as you hear their songs on the radio you know it is them straight away. This is not a bad thing however. These guys have been around music their whole lives, being raised and home schooled on a farm in Fielding, New Zealand, qrowing up listening to their parents records of Led Zeppelin, The Who, Pink Floyd Bob Dylan and The kinks, you can also hear later influences such as Coldplay, Radiohead and Muse splashed throughout their music as well. They have a very spacious sound and the album has an atmospheric feel to it. This band of brothers are going to enjoy much more success in years to come, with every album they are going to get better and better, but its hard to see how they can follow up such a brilliant debut effort. I am proud to have had the chance to have seen them live and they are excellent, I can't wait to see them again. Also worth getting hold of their singles as the B-sides they release are just as good as their LP tracks."

Rousing little Number With a Name that Infers Eternity

M. Swinney | Flower Mound, TX | 01/30/2007

(4 out of 5 stars)

"I discovered this little gem through the burgeoning industry of online music and liked a few of the songs so much that I had to rush out to Amazon to spend my consumer dollars wisely. And wise it was dear listeners. It seems like some really good music gets made down under...New Zealand that is mate. Evermore consists of three brothers from that island country south of the equator. And get this...they were all aged 17-21 when making this album "Dreams." Wow! That's some serious music writing and making chops for such a tender young age.



As far as the sound goes, let me see who to compare it to. Comparisons for music get made to help other categorize music. Beware though when too many comparisons get made as the artist may just be derivative through imitation and not wholly and uniquely original. I'm not sure that is the case with Evermore but they do have a well produced sound that does sound distinctly like a few other bands. Imagine if you will a cocktail party where the drinks float free, tongues loosened, talk ensues. Bono and the Edge start talking with Chris Martin from Coldplay. And what do you know Matthew Bellamy from the UK's pop super group Muse join in the conversation. They all get 10 sheets to the wind wasted and start jamming. They have awesome material and awesome songs but low and behold before they cut it to CD...they find some youngsters from New Zealand, Evermore, are already doing what they just created...only better. There that's the Evermore sound on "Dreams."



The standout tracks here are "For One Day," "Everyone Moving On," and "Are You Satisfied?" "Everyone Moving On," in fact is a phenomenal song that should be blazing up the airwaves the world over, getting downloaded at incredible rates. If there is a downside to the album I guess its that the sound comes off a little too polished in places and tends towards the appeal of the 30-something soccer mom crowd. But hey...popularity isn't a bad thing. Those soccer moms need some tunes to jam to as they are driving their Chevy Suburbans around. You know something to drown out the screaming young ones in the back. It's better than the Rolling Stones method of "Mother's Little Helper," after all.



Get Evermore's "Dreams," from Amazon. You won't regret it. --MMW"