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by John Winters

Tricky sorts to pin down, these Evenings, at least when all four tracks on this EP seem to offer something quite different. The charmingly named 'Fizzy Piss' sounds like a rollicking electro take on a horror movie soundtrack bringing to mind Transylvanian castles and frightening dark streets (Curtain Road, for instance). 'I Didn’t Remember' is the pop song, replete with a plaintive vocal loop building into an almost Futureheads-esque acapella which should have any rightminded types paying attention. It’s hook laden, spellbinding and the one you’ll be humming hours later.

There’s another change of direction for the second half which at least finds some constancy in style; 'Paste' is a dreamy instrumental reminiscent of early Air while the lethargically paced 'Chicken & King' is distinguished by an oriental-tinged guitar riff, making it the archetypal atmospheric closer. The overall feel is that rather than being all over the place this small collection of songs offers something of everything; you’ll go back for 'I Didn’t Remember' and find yourself being slowly wooed by its less immediately-friendly brethren. It bodes well for the band next year and also for Brainlove Records, who with their recent clutch of EPs seem to be turning into the talent spotters to watch.

  • The Evenings 8 / 10
Words: John Winters

They are a fantastic live band

I seen them twice, you should go and watch them if you can, they have a double bass player and an electric bass player, you can't imagine how much bass there is!


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Still not managed to hear em but all I have read about this in other places is about werd packaging. Can you shed any light?


You can here them at

www.myspace.com/theevenings

The packaging for the initial 50 was like a dossier-type presentation. But I think they're all gone, unless you get a stray copy through the Puregroove website. There are plans to reissue it, and Napoleon too, as they all got snapped up pretty quickly.


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That's cool John, read they'd all gone - first 50 were ltd right?


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I tried the other day to go on their myspace but it was down at the time. really liking some of their ideas.


Hi

Jo Evenings here - you can also go to our website www.theevenings.co.uk.

We're playing 93 Feet East on 11 January and the Bull and Gate 17 January as well as the Purple Turtle in Camden on 10 February - hope you can make it!

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Hi

Jo Evenings here - you can also go to our website www.theevenings.co.uk.

We're playing 93 Feet East on 11 January and the Bull and Gate 17 January as well as the Purple Turtle in Camden on 10 February - hope you can make it!

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