Send "Evermore " Ringtones to your Cell 
| Sputnikmusic |
 There is a nice interplay between the titles of Evermore’s first two full-length releases; ‘Dreams‘ and ‘Real Life’. When starting out, it is indeed a “dream” for a band to become successful. When they finally do, they must settle into the “real life” of building a career out of their chosen vocation. Unfortunately for this pop-rock trio from New Zealand, the meanings of their album titles run deeper than that, with the debut being an ambitious & interesting offering, while the follow-up is a lazy single-centric LP that is full of short-cuts.While achieving mild critical acclaim and respectable sales figures, ‘Dreams’ obviously was not enough for Evermore and/or their record label. And the best way for a young band to establish a larger fanbase is to have a smash hit single that becomes over-played to tedious levels. In the case of ‘Real Life’, all that energy is put into three differing tracks, which are clearly the highlights of the album. With its hooky opening guitar chord, lead single ‘Running’ is a song that U2 would be proud to call their own. Including subtle background strings and deceptively catchy vocals, there is something alluringly atmospheric about this mid-tempo cut that makes it a winner. 3rd single ‘Unbreakable’ is the rockiest track on the LP, with its straight-forward up-tempo vibe recalling another British band in Snow Patrol. Sandwiched in between is the Australasian #1 hit ballad ‘Light Surrounding You’, which was seemingly whored out to every television series imaginable at the time of its release. A rather stock-standard polished pop-rock ballad, it is likeable & inoffensive without setting the world on fire. Think Snow Patrol’s ‘Chasing Cars’ and you wouldn’t be too far away....full text |
| Blogcritics |
| Evermore is the latest act from New Zealand to be claimed as Australian. They’re not the first and they won’t be the last. Real Life is targeted to a different listener than that of Dreams – they seem to be looking for sales. While the genre is best described as pop/rock, it’s mostly pop. They’ve found what works for them, and are sticking to it. It certainly doesn’t sound bad – far from it. It just sounds a bit manufactured or over-produced. The album opens with "Real Life", the title track. It serves as an introduction to the album, and a bit of a taste of what’s to come. It certainly doesn’t stand out as an excellent track; it seems strange to name the album after it. This is followed by "Running", the single release off this album. It is the perfect track for pop radio, as demonstrated by all the local stations. It does have a good tune, and a catchy sound, but the music is far from genius. It doesn’t compare to their original album. The next track of note is "Unbreakable". It sounds good; however, the lyrics seem to go down hill from this point. Evermore seem to be singing to teenage girls on this album. It descends into a blur of love songs with no respite for the majority of the album....full text |
| Musictimes |
| Like Subways and Youth Group, Evemore are yet another Southern Hemisphere band that must attribute their global success and fame at least partially to US teen soap The O.C.. In 2005, fresh from the release of their debut album the year earlier, and the subsequent release of It's Too Late as a single, the same single appeared on the O.C., launching them to global fame simply because some US production team decided that the song was "cool" and "indie" enough to appear on the global phenomenon that is the chronicling of the lives of four teenagers in Orange County. With global attention, the pressure was on for the New Zealand band to come up with the goods in their sophomore release....full text |
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