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The Evens is the self-titled debut album from The Evens, a duo formed by Ian MacKaye on baritone guitar and Amy Farina on drums (both assuming vocal duties). Consisting of songs that the pair had been writing since August 2001, the songs would be performed live several times and even demoed before being recorded at Inner Ear Studios with Don Zientara during the summer of 2004. A reaction against what MacKaye had perceived to be the commercialization of rock music driven by the industry's "idea of youth", the album's "post-post-hardcore" sound is more stripped-down, minimal and personal in comparison to his work with Fugazi. The more direct and politically-charged lyrics, penned by both members, deal mainly with "the loss of community and the struggle to recapture it", though some of them f
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| dbo:abstract | The Evens is the self-titled debut album from The Evens, a duo formed by Ian MacKaye on baritone guitar and Amy Farina on drums (both assuming vocal duties). Consisting of songs that the pair had been writing since August 2001, the songs would be performed live several times and even demoed before being recorded at Inner Ear Studios with Don Zientara during the summer of 2004. A reaction against what MacKaye had perceived to be the commercialization of rock music driven by the industry's "idea of youth", the album's "post-post-hardcore" sound is more stripped-down, minimal and personal in comparison to his work with Fugazi. The more direct and politically-charged lyrics, penned by both members, deal mainly with "the loss of community and the struggle to recapture it", though some of them feature romantic themes as well. Released through Dischord Records in the spring of 2005, the album received positive reviews from a number of different sources. Much of the praise (& even criticism) centered around the duo's sound, performances and songwriting, with publications such as Pitchfork and Cokemachineglow considering the album to be an impressive and even "vital" debut. (en) |
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| dbp:quote | I’ve felt that in terms of rock ‘n roll, or whatever you want to call it — rock, or punk rock, or hardcore — I kept thinking about the way people devolve. It seemed to me that while it was completely normal to see older guys playing jazz, or blues, and all sorts of music, somewhere in the weirdness of rock ‘n roll, when older people were playing it, either they seemed desperate, or pathetic! [...] You know, it just seemed bizarre to me, but it’s because I felt like, for a lot of the examples I was [seeing], they were people who were thinking about [music] only in terms of a young person’s forum — and I think that has a lot to do with the market, because the market is driven by the idea of youth. And I don’t give a fuck about the market; this is my music. (en) |
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| dbp:source | Ian MacKaye on his motivations behind the album's musical approach. (en) |
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| rdfs:comment | The Evens is the self-titled debut album from The Evens, a duo formed by Ian MacKaye on baritone guitar and Amy Farina on drums (both assuming vocal duties). Consisting of songs that the pair had been writing since August 2001, the songs would be performed live several times and even demoed before being recorded at Inner Ear Studios with Don Zientara during the summer of 2004. A reaction against what MacKaye had perceived to be the commercialization of rock music driven by the industry's "idea of youth", the album's "post-post-hardcore" sound is more stripped-down, minimal and personal in comparison to his work with Fugazi. The more direct and politically-charged lyrics, penned by both members, deal mainly with "the loss of community and the struggle to recapture it", though some of them f (en) |
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