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| Sputnikmusic |
 Not a group to jump into things too flippantly, kiwi trio Evermore recorded three EPs over a nine month period (spanning 2002 and 2003), before finally unleashing their first full-length release ‘Dreams’ in September of 2004. It is not a fact that should be taken lightly, since this triumvirate of brothers appears much more confident & ambitious than most 17-21 year olds on debut. Of course, that is not always a positive when it comes to young musicians and ‘Dreams’ does indeed tow a fine line over its 53 minute duration.Excluding the short introductory instrumental, the first two tracks proper showcase both the sound that Evermore play, as well as their strengths & weaknesses. The soaring melodies of lead single ‘It’s Too Late’ make it far and away the best song on the album. It is smooth free-flowing pop-rock goodness that has a keys-based hook which firmly takes center-stage over Jon Hume’s effectively laconic vocals. Hardly a second is wasted on this cut, but the exact opposite is true for the following ‘This Unavoidable Thing Between Us’, which takes an eternity to get going and has a payoff that is simply not worth the five minute wait. The remainder of the first half of the album plays out fairly predictably with varying degrees of success. The relatively straight-forward catchiness of both the acoustic-heavy ‘For One Day’ and ‘Come To Nothing’ was always going to mean they were released as subsequent singles. However, towards the end of the latter track is where Evermore’s ambition and confidence significantly come into effect. What is initially a simple radio rock cut builds up nicely to a strings arrangement that surprisingly works well in combination with electric guitar....full text |
| Amplifier |
| When you hear that three young home-schooled brothers from Fielding have brought out an album, let's be honest, you've probably already made up your mind. But Evermore is a surprising band to say the least. It's important to realise just how well they've done, considering their small-town background and young age. They blew the judges away at the Rockquest in 2000, and within two years had their first single on Australia's Triple J radio. Two fine EPs and a mass of touring later, Evermore bring us their first album. Dreams is a dark, moody little affair, and there are pieces which make it aopparent their folks had them listening to a lot of Pink Floyd. A gentle instrumental recreates the dawn of a new day, then alarm bells, and suddenly you're hit with what has to be their best track, It's Too Late. This is just one of a collection of well-crafted songs, and while I felt the album became a little weighty in the melancholia department, this is a powerful debut. A very nicely produced album, from a surprisingly skilful band. Forget what you may have already decided about Evermore; this is an album worth owning....full text |
| Fasterlouder |
| Dreams - the debut album from NZ trio Evermore – is a huge step forward from the band’s prior two EPs; one on par with Something For Kate’s sojourn from Beautiful Sharks to their breakthrough album, Echolalia. Indeed, progressions such as this are much admired at any stage in a band’s career, much less with their initial full-length release. More pertinently, Dreams possesses the quality and depth of a third album: one that has benefited from the niche-finding debut as well as the traditionally difficult follow-up release. What has remained consistent throughout Evermore’s three releases; however, is the band’s rare ability for perfect balance and accord both between tracks and within each individual song. Superfluous solos or flashy guitars are steadily avoided and instead, an affinity for subtitles is apparent. These subtitles often come in the form of shimmering keyboards (ostensibly the new instrument of choice for the band’s bass player). Said keyboard strains such as those that open current single It’s Too Late, occur frequently throughout Dreams and offer an apt combination with the equally as prevalent shining melodies. As mentioned, while excessive guitars have never been apart of the band’s sounds, their debut appears to signify Evermore’s shift to the decidedly intricate. In fact, guitars are all but muted on some tracks by lush keyboards, palpable harmonies and swirling strings. That said, striking guitar moments have not been altogether replaced but rather are now embedded in the many layers that, presumably, the production on the band’s prior EPs did not afford. More specifically, sweeping strings carry many of the songs on Dreams; explicitly, on Into The Ocean where said strings are purposefully interrupted by splicing riffs....full text |
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