Evans Blue – The Pursuit Begins When This Portrayal Of Life Ends
Evans Blue from Toronto, Ontario have released their latest cd entitled “The Pursuit Begins When This Portrayal Of Life Ends”. In classic form, they do a female cover as with their version of “Possession” originally done by Sarah McLachlan on their last record. This time around, they try out “Caught A Light Sneeze” by Tori Amos and come out with a rendition enough their own to make it instantly different but still recognizable enough for the original to be placed. As a whole, Evans Blue doesn’t really change much about their sound and arrangements on this release which is a good thing if you’ve heard their last release which is almost always on my playlist. The 11 track “The Pursuit Begins When This Portrayal Of Life Ends” again features a nice collection of tracks with unique vocals reminiscent of Billy Corgan’s whisper to a scream style in the early 90’s but in a more subtle manner.
Evans Blue will probably not sell a million records with this release but that doesn’t mean they don’t deserve recognition and respect for releasing two of the most accessible cd’s of the past several years. These cd’s may take a few listens to really get into some of the tracks and hear the subtleties of the vocals, but it’s well worth the investment.