Search - Everyday Sunday :: Best Night of Our Lives

Brilliant, Powerful and Pumping...

Eric A. Brasure | Nashville, TN | 07/16/2009

(4 out of 5 stars)

"Roll down the windows and turn up the stereo, and get ready for the Best Night Of Our Lives...the self described pop-powerpunk ensemble released an eleven track album today that is sure to rock your speakers. From the pumping positive pound of the title track in the opening to the brilliant diversity of "Lies and Fears Go Hand in Hand", the Best Night sets the tempo for summer early in the album.



Halfway through the album, heart pumping, the listener is confronted with a change of pace. "Where I Ended", takes the listener on a trip to the beach, you can start a fire and watch your worries wash away in the flickering embers of a summer night. Everyday Sunday transitions nicely from the airy love song, "Figure It Out" into the challenging riffs of "Pity the man who falls and has no one to help him" taken from Ecclesiastes 4:10.



Coming to a close, Everyday Sunday returns to their prior successes with "Here With Me", diving into a song of heartfelt worship. With songs like, "In the End" and "Under Your Thumb", Everyday Sunday demonstrates a maturity in song writing and musicianship rarely found in artists of their age. Enjoy what is sure to be the Best Night of Your Life with Everyday Sunday.

[...]"

Best one so far!

Donna Uning | Kuching,Sarawak, Malaysia | 09/17/2009

(4 out of 5 stars)

"Before I got this album, I put back "Wake up! Wake Up!" in the car for some flashback. I used their song for my workout in the gym, listened to it again in the car and thought, "how could they ever top this one?" From my experience, no band has ever created two good albums ... maybe not back to back or ever! I proved myself wrong! "Best Night of Our Lives" turned out to be Everyday Sunday's best album so far."

It'll Grow On You

Matthew Robbins | Ohio | 08/10/2009

(4 out of 5 stars)

"Best Night of Our Lives was my introduction to Everyday Sunday, as I missed out on their previous release with InPop Records, entitled, Wake Up! Wake Up! I was also not exposed to their offerings on Flicker Records or their independent release. They've already had quite a few changes in the band's lineup at this point. Needless to say, I'm a little late to this party.



And it is a pretty entertaining party. I'll admit that aside from a few tracks, I wasn't blown away on my first listen. Subsequent listens, however, have increased in frequency, and I've found myself listening to this album on repeat quite a few times over the past week. It took a while to grow on me, but the songs are catchy, highly energetic, with enough diversity of style mixed in to keep you interested throughout.



The album kicks off full force with the title track, converting driving bass and drums with power chords into pure energy. This vibe continues into the next track, "Under Your Thumb," which has become one of my favorites on the album. Trey Pearson's slick yet edgy vocals sound great singing lines like these to those who blame others for the problems in their life: "You'll be what you're wanting to be / You'll see what you're wanting to see / Place blame for the things you'll become / But the truth is action's under your thumb."



Lyrics like these are scattered throughout this album, moving it past many bands in this genre, as many artists have fairly shallow lyrics or only toss out vague imagery that lacks real coherency. The tunes here suffer from no such problem as they tackle some difficult issues. One of my favorites was "Come Around," a beautifully written pop/rock gem that was written for a guy who lost his father as a teen. This song was followed by the best song on the album (and the one that departs from the energetic style the most), "Here With Me." Acoustic guitars and strings are beautifully layered behind emotionally charged lyrics sung with gorgeous harmonies. When Pearson's pleading voice sings these lines and trusting God through difficult times, you believe him: "You said that Your light would chase the dark / Your love for me was written in the scars / So if I'm feeling paralyzed with fear / I know that You'll never leave me stranded here."



If, like me, you've never heard Everyday Sunday, I would describe them on this album as having a sound somewhat similar to bands like Relient K, with little bits of Fall Out Boy thrown in here and there. You're not going to hear anything entirely new here, and the album is pretty short (just over 38 minutes), but these are well constructed, lyrically-substantive songs that will grow on you with each listen. It definitely has for me."