Evolver: “Are We Listening?” single release

Yes, it’s true that most girls fall for teddy bears and flowers and all that crap, but give me some sexy guys playing music on a stage, a new single and a good cover song and I’m sold.
Just to get you out of my little day dream and up to speed – a couple of us made our way to The Rustic Theatre in Lonehill for the release of the new EVOLVER single “Are We Listening?”. New singles mean new albums, so keep an eye out for “Evolution” that is on its way to the shelves. Nice.

A great thing about the whole Evolver team is that they know how to look after their fans. It is clearly apparent by the size of the crowd; the sit around vs. sing along ratio; and the fact that I had to park my car near some ditch in the gravel and not in a cushy parking bay near the door.

The guys opened with their new single putting the crowd straight into party mode. They kept the momentum going with favorites off their “Get Up” and “What’s the Story?” albums, and entertained the crowd with their on stage banter and all around top quality show.

My personal highlights were the cover of The Beatles’ “Revolution” as well as the new song “Say You Will”, (which has officially topped Lily Allen’s “Not Fair” as my 2009-catchiest-song-of-the-year) – Well Done guys!

There were mixed feelings about the 7de Laan Afrikaans rendition of the live act favorite, “Stronger”. It seemed to make an impact though, as the crowd proceeded to sing the English version between each song that followed. This seemed to entertain, but not entirely convince the band to play it, so they should see our attempts as a kind gesture, because giving back is always good – and we hope the band enjoyed it!

So there I was…blown away yet again by this totally underrated band that made for one unforgettable night…and here I thought I had shaken off my groupie status! See you at the next one.