Track Listings (16) - Disc #1| All Artists: Hem Title: Eveningland Members Wishing: 3 Total Copies: 0 Label: Rounder / Umgd Release Date: 10/5/2004 Genres: Country, Alternative Rock, Folk, Pop, Rock Styles: Americana, Indie & Lo-Fi, Contemporary Folk, Singer-Songwriters Number of Discs: 1 SwapaCD Credits: 1 UPC: 011661324022 |
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As the eight-piece Brooklyn collective Hem releases their second full-length album, Eveningland, their reputation precedes them as one of the most distinctive and emotionally rewarding bands in American music. Hem?s homesp... more » |
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Album Description As the eight-piece Brooklyn collective Hem releases their second full-length album, Eveningland, their reputation precedes them as one of the most distinctive and emotionally rewarding bands in American music. Hem?s homespun blend of vintage Americana, country/folk and chamber music made its 2002 independently released debut Rabbit Songs a critical success, inviting musical and lyrical comparisons to everyone from Dusty Springfield to Randy Newman to Aaron Copland. On Eveningland, recorded during their brief tenure with the ill-fated Dreamworks label, the band shows how deeply they?ve matured as musicians and songwriters. Eveningland, produced by Messé and guitarist Gary Maurer, updates the rustic charm of Rabbit Songs as references to bygone folk tunes give way to sonic touchstones from another classic era. "These songs have more of a relationship to the ?60s and early ?70s. We?re all in love with that Countrypolitan sound," Messé says reverently referring to! classics like Ray Charles? Modern Sounds In Country And Western Music, and albums by Glen Campbell and even the Carpenters. Produced by Gary Maurer and Dan Messe. Similar CDs
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CD ReviewsAbsolutely Exquisite! Gary A. McAvin | Tower City, PA United States | 06/19/2007 (5 out of 5 stars) "This group is one of life's more pleasant surprises! I first heard Sally's exquisite voice on Liberty Mutual's commercial. I was immediately attracted to the pure beauty of her voice coupled with the outstanding musicianship of the overall group. Her voice is hauntingly similar to someone of long ago; a more pleasant era of time shall we say? Does anyone remember Doris Day? Well; Sally's voice is amazing similar in her beautiful vocal presentations. I pre-ordered their album "Home Again, Home Again" specifically for the song "The Part Where You Let Go!" In the mean time; I also ordered their latest album; Funnel Cloud. It is an outstanding album, but; on reading the reviews for Hem, I decided to purchase Eveningland, and; am I ever glad I did! I like it best between the two. Anyway; treat yourself to some outstanding relaxing vocals and harmony, coupled with music that will lift you up! " Great mellow album MK Rea | Amarillo, TX USA | 01/11/2008 (4 out of 5 stars) "I got this after hearing their song on the Liberty Mutal commercial, but this album really isn't anything like that song (not that that's a bad thing). I feel like it's Eastmountainsouth meets the Carpenters--beautiful vocals and harmonies with mellow 70's-style beats (I love both of those bands so that's not meant to be anything but a compliment). It's definitely not "get up and dance" music, but it's great music to have in the background or for when you just want to relax. Definitely surprised by their rendition of "Jackson," but it was a nice alternative to Johnny & June. "My Father's Waltz" is my favorite thus far, even though it's one of the shorter tunes. Overall, a really good addition to my music library!" Too on-the-nose, a bit of a letdown Axton Blessendon, Jr. | Canton, OH | 05/30/2008 (3 out of 5 stars) "A great deal of the charm and mystique of Hem's first album was how new and undefinable their chamber-folk sound was... Well, I guess it is hard to pull the same trick twice, so it's little surprise that what was at first an act of magic would inevitably become mere technique. On the first album, the music was everything, and the lyrics were cryptic and beguiling; here, that formula is reversed. Now the music is ornamental, played entirely in the service of Sally Ellyson's vocals, and the songs are all terribly on-the-nose, with nakedly inspirational, reassuring lyrics and conventional song structure, in which the intent and messages are perhaps overly clear. The music is still pretty, but it isn't mystifying. And some songs, like their slow-drone cover version of Johnny and June Carter Cash's "Jackson," just seem downright gimmicky and misguided. Most fans will probably dig this record -- on the surface, it's the same sound -- but the subtlety seems lost. (Axton Blessendon, Jr.)"
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