Idolator
Fugazi's Ian MacKaye doesn't like to pimp himself out too much—his Dischord Records label refuse to do a lot of flashy ads or viral-marketing brand-management schemes or whathaveyou—so we barely got a heads-up about the new album from the Evens, an acoustic-punk duo that MacKaye formed a few years back with the Warmers' Amy Farina. After listening to Get Evens non-stop yesterday, all we can say is: Damn, Ian! This record's great, and it's time to get a street team or something. Quiet, self-righteous modesty is so 1995.
The Evens - Everybody Knows [MP3, link expired]
The Evens - You Fell Down [MP3, link expired]
The Evens [MySpace]
Comments
I really like this record. My friend who is a Fugazi head, hated it so much and I didn't understand why.
i saw a live clip of these guys a little while back, and the sound quality wasn't that good. this is the first i have heard a quality version of any of it, and i love it!! this has moved on to my must-buy list. oh, wow- 'everybody knows' has just made my day! i am nuts for it.
Everybody Knows is awesome!
Roosterocker, your Fugazi-head friend probably doesn't like it for the same reason I'm not crazy about it - we keep waiting for Ian to burst into one of his loud, shouty anthemic choruses, but it never comes. Blue balls.
Their show in Princeton a year or so ago was pretty mindblowing. Love Love Love this band. I think "No Money" is my favorite from the new album!
The recording and mixing on this new one really sounds awesome. It's one of the reasons I liked the first record so much.
Not only is the new album great, their live show is astounding, and fairly different in character from most I've seen. I saw them a year ago in a squat that used to be a film academy in Amsterdam, and they played "Everybody Knows", which is shaping up to be my favourite song on this record.
I need to get the new one.. My friend saw them in rome and got Ian and Amy to autograph it for me.
nerrrrrd, i know
Comment on this post
Reply by EmailLogin with your username and password below. Or comment on this post via email.
Forgot your username or password? New User?