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Since winning the 2000 Smokefree Rock Quest, this trio of brothers from Fielding (New Zealand) have quickly risen to the heady heights of antipodean music stardom (recently supporting the likes of Keane and Snow Patrol in Sydney), and with this, their full-length debut, it is easy to see why. Recorded in Seattle, 'Dreams' is an epic slice of "emo" commercial rock, based around a set of meticulously structured and highly melodic songs, which at their best recall the anthemic aesthetic of the likes of U2. Highlights include "It's Too Late" ("a perfectly conceived piece of soaring harmonious pop"), "Are You Satisfied???", "Into The Ocean (Calling You)" and "Dreams Call Out To Me", but overall this is an album that works well as a "whole" listening piece. If commercial pop/rock is your thing, Evermore have delivered a massive debut album that is bound to satisfy, and with a band so young, one would have to assume that they are quite simply just going to get better with time. Recommended. |
