Evermore is an
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band originally from
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,
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, now based in Melbourne, Australia. The band consists of the Hume brothers –
JonJon Daniel Hume was born 6 November 1983 in Australia, however, shortly after his birth, his parents relocated to New Zealand, which is where he grew to adulthood. He is part of the alternative rock band, Evermore, with his two younger brothers, Peter Hume and Dann Hume...
(
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, vocals),
PeterPeter Elisha Hume is a musician from Whangaparaoa, New Zealand. He is a member of the alternative rock band Evermore, performing with his elder brother, Jon Hume and younger brother, Dann Hume. Peter plays the bass guitar and keyboards and is a songwriter. Songs that he has written and sung...
(
keyboardsA keyboard instrument is any musical instrument played using a musical keyboard. The most common of these is the piano. Other widely used keyboard instruments include various types of organs as well as other mechanical, electromechanical and electronic instruments...
,
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,
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, vocals) and
DannDann Hume is a singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and record producer. Hume, is the youngest of three brothers who make up the alternative rock band, Evermore.Aside from being the youngest, Dann is distinguishable as the shortest of the three...
(
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, vocals). The band have released three
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s,
DreamsDreams is the debut album by Evermore, released on September 27, 2004 in Australia, October 8, 2004 in New Zealand and May 23, 2006 in the US. The album peaked at #15 on the Australian ARIA Albums Chart and received Platinum accreditation in 2005...
(2004) ,
Real LifeReal Life is the second studio album by Evermore, released on July 8, 2006. The album debuted on the ARIA charts at number five and on the RIANZ charts at number two. The album reached double-platinum certification in Australia...
(2006) and
Truth of the World: Welcome to the ShowTruth of the World: Welcome to the Show is the third studio album by Evermore, released on March 20, 2009. The album is a concept album about trash media, political propaganda, advertising and infotainment....
(2009) and are about to release a self-titled greatest hits album that also has a collection of new songs. They have been nominated for six ARIA Awards, and have won two Vodafone New Zealand Music Awards.
Background
Evermore consists of brothers
JonJon Daniel Hume was born 6 November 1983 in Australia, however, shortly after his birth, his parents relocated to New Zealand, which is where he grew to adulthood. He is part of the alternative rock band, Evermore, with his two younger brothers, Peter Hume and Dann Hume...
,
PeterPeter Elisha Hume is a musician from Whangaparaoa, New Zealand. He is a member of the alternative rock band Evermore, performing with his elder brother, Jon Hume and younger brother, Dann Hume. Peter plays the bass guitar and keyboards and is a songwriter. Songs that he has written and sung...
, and
DannDann Hume is a singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and record producer. Hume, is the youngest of three brothers who make up the alternative rock band, Evermore.Aside from being the youngest, Dann is distinguishable as the shortest of the three...
. Jon was born in Australia, while Peter and Dann were born in New Zealand. The three were raised and home-schooled in
FeildingFeilding is a town in the Manawatu-Wanganui region of the North Island of New Zealand. It is located on State Highway 54, 20 kilometres north of Palmerston North....
,
Manawatu-WanganuiManawatu-Wanganui is a region in the lower half of the North Island of New Zealand, around the city of Palmerston North and the town of Wanganui.-Administration:...
. The brothers were introduced to music at a young age by their parents, and frequently listened to their
record collectionA gramophone record, commonly known as phonograph record, vinyl record, or simply record, is an analog sound storage medium consisting of a flat disc with an inscribed modulated spiral groove usually starting near the periphery and ending near the centre of the disc...
. The name "Evermore" was taken from the
Led ZeppelinLed Zeppelin were an English rock band formed in 1968 by Jimmy Page , Robert Plant , John Paul Jones and John Bonham . With their heavy, guitar-driven sound, Led Zeppelin are regarded as one of the first heavy metal bands, helping to pioneer the genre...
song "
The Battle of Evermore"The Battle of Evermore" is a folk rock song by the English rock band Led Zeppelin, featured on their untitled fourth album, released in 1971. The song is well-known for its acoustic guitar and mandolin playing.-Overview:...
" in 1999. Jon says the trio's parents were highly supportive of them taking up music, stating "they always wanted us to do something creative...Nothing was too risky."
Rise to fame (2000–2003)
In 2000, Evermore entered
RockquestSmokefreerockquest is an annual competition between school-age bands throughout New Zealand.The first Rockquest was held in 1988, and was organised by a Christchurch radio station, C93FM, as a local event...
with Richard Higham, who played
bass guitarThe electric bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a plectrum....
in the band at the time. The band was successful in the competition, and used the prize money to help fund their studio, Red Sky Studio.
Evermore's first
EPAn extended play is a vinyl record, CD, or music download which contains more music than a single, but is too short to qualify as an LP. Usually, a CD single has around 10–28 minutes of music, an EP has up to 36 minutes, and an album generally has 30–80 minutes. Mini-LPs generally contain 20–30...
,
Slipping Away, was released on December 1, 2002, with only 300 copies pressed. However, the EP received regular airplay on
Triple Jtriple J is a nationally-networked, government-funded Australian radio station , mainly aimed at youth...
, and was thus able to garner the band some attention. Their next EP, the
Oil & Water EPOil & Water EP is the second EP by Evermore, released on April 7, 2003.-Track listing:-Release history:...
, released January 13, 2003 resulted in the band's first
concertA concert is a live performance, usually of music, before an audience. The music may be performed by a single musician, sometimes then called a recital, or by a musical ensemble, such as an orchestra, a choir, or a musical band. Informal names for a concert include "show" and "gig"...
tour, again supported by Triple J.
My Own Way EP, the band's third EP, was released on September 15, 2003, after which the band toured with American band
BradBrad is an American rock band that formed in Seattle, Washington in 1992. Brad's sound is influenced by the wide variety of influences brought by its members, including Stone Gossard of Pearl Jam, Regan Hagar , Shawn Smith , and Jeremy Toback...
.
In August 2003, Evermore appeared on the cover of
New Zealand Musician in New Zealand, following success in "Project NZM" - a promotion by
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ZMZM, or ZMFM is a radio network. ZM is part of The Radio Network of New Zealand. The network's slogan, "Today's Hit Music", reflects the network's chart-music playlist of pop, rock, hip hop and dance music. The network has stations in 19 markets in New Zealand and is also available online...
to gain awareness for up-and-coming bands.
Dreams (2003–2006)
DreamsDreams is the debut album by Evermore, released on September 27, 2004 in Australia, October 8, 2004 in New Zealand and May 23, 2006 in the US. The album peaked at #15 on the Australian ARIA Albums Chart and received Platinum accreditation in 2005...
, Evermore's debut
studio albumA studio album is an original collection of new tracks by a recording artist.It usually does not contain live recordings and/or remixes, and if it does, those tracks do not make up majority of the album and are often "bonus tracks"...
, was released on 27 September 2004 in Australia. It peaked at number fifteen on the
ARIA albums chartThe ARIA charts are the main Australian music sales charts, issued weekly by the Australian Recording Industry Association. The charts are a record of the highest selling singles and albums in various genres in Australia. ARIA commenced compiling its own charts in-house from the week ending 26 June...
, and number thirty on the RIANZ albums chart. Three singles were released from the album; "
It's Too Late"It's Too Late" is the first single by Evermore, taken from their debut album Dreams. The song features on The OC Mix 2 soundtrack as a bonus Australian release only track. It also features on the Australian and New Zealand editions of SingStar Pop...
", "
For One Day"For One Day" is the second single by Evermore, taken from their debut album Dreams.In Australia, the song was ranked #57 on Triple J's Hottest 100 of 2004, and reached #25 on the Australian ARIA Singles Chart.-Track listing:-Release history:...
", and "
Come to Nothing"Come to Nothing" is the third single by Evermore, taken from their debut album Dreams.-Track listing:-Release history:...
"; which charted moderately.
The three singles were featured on the New Zealand and Australian promos of
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, with "It's Too Late" ultimately appearing on the show. A
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ed version of "It's Too Late" with
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, titled "It's Too Late (Ride on)", was also released, and appeared on numerous
compilation albumA compilation album is an album featuring tracks from multiple recording artists, often culled from a variety of sources The tracks are usually collected according to a common characteristic, such as popularity, source or subject matter...
s.
On
Dreams, Evermore worked with producer Barrett Jones (
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,
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,
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), who was introduced to the band by Brad on their past tour. The band's Red Sky Studio in Feilding was
floodA flood is an overflow or accumulation of an expanse of water that submerges land. In the sense of "flowing water", the word may also be applied to the inflow of the tide....
ed in February 2004, so the band relocated to Seattle for recording.
Dreams differed to Evermore's earlier "retro-sounding, riff-based pop-rock" works, and instead contained a more "spacious" sound according to Jon. He said he drew inspiration and was influenced by
SilverchairSilverchair is an Australian alternative rock band. The band formed as Innocent Criminals in Newcastle, New South Wales, in 1992, with their current lineup of vocalist and guitarist Daniel Johns, bass guitarist Chris Joannou, and drummer Ben Gillies...
and
MuseMuse are a multi award-winning British alternative rock band that formed in Teignmouth, Devon in 1994. Since its inception, the band has comprised vocalist, guitarist and pianist Matthew Bellamy; bassist and backing vocalist Christopher Wolstenholme; and drummer Dominic Howard...
, as well as
Pink FloydPink Floyd were an English rock band who, in the late 1960s, earned recognition for their psychedelic and space rock music, and in the 1970s, as they evolved, for their progressive rock music. Pink Floyd's work is marked by philosophical lyrics, sonic experimentation, innovative album cover art,...
. Jon also noted that the band initially wanted to create a
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, but stated that "we sort of had to tone it back a bit, because we wanted to make a double album".
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reviewer Eleanor Goodman described
Dreams as "clear rather than grungy, soulful rather than angsty".
The band released
The Lakeside Sessions Vol. 1, an
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-exclusive live
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EP on December 20, 2005.
Real Life (2006–2008)
Evermore's second album,
Real LifeReal Life is the second studio album by Evermore, released on July 8, 2006. The album debuted on the ARIA charts at number five and on the RIANZ charts at number two. The album reached double-platinum certification in Australia...
, was released on July 8, 2006 by
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. The album peaked at number five on the ARIA albums chart and number two on the RIANZ albums chart, spending over half a year in both. It was also certified platinum in Australia. Four singles were released from the album; "
Running"Running" is the first single by Evermore, taken from their second studio album Real Life.-Track listing:-Music Video:The video contains the band exploring different countries and cities around the world like Hong Kong, Sydney, London and Egypt...
", "
Light Surrounding You"Light Surrounding You" is the second single by Evermore, taken from their second studio album Real Life. It was written by Dann Hume, the drummer....
", "
Unbreakable"Unbreakable" is the third single by Evermore, taken from their second studio album Real Life. The single was released as the Unbreakable Live EP....
", and "
Never Let You Go"Never Let You Go" is the fourth single by Evermore, taken from their second studio album Real Life. The radio mix for the single clocks at 4:10.-Track listing:-Video:...
". Of these, "Light Surrounding You" charted best, and became Evermore's first number one single.
Real Life was initially recorded on the Central Coast of
New South WalesNew South Wales is Australia's most populous state, located in the south-east of the country, north of Victoria, south of Queensland and east of South Australia...
, where the band spent three months. Production moved to
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for an additional three months, and continued recording with producer
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. Says Peter, "we did nearly all of it without him...[we] worked with him because we had to — the record company wouldn't allow us to do it all ourselves." Following recording and production, the album was mixed by
Tom Lord-AlgeTom Lord-Alge is a three-time Grammy-Award winning record producer and mixer widely known as a leader in music mixing. He is the youngest of Vivian Lord's five children, Mark Alge, Lisa Alge, Chris Lord-Alge, Jeff Lord-Alge and Tom Lord-Alge...
(
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).
The album's release was followed by a tour of New Zealand and Australia that began in September and October with support acts
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and
The HampdensThe Hampdens are a modern Australian band known for their literary lyrics, originally from Perth, Western Australia, but who are now based in Melboune.-Biography:...
. In June, 2006, Evermore opened for another band who trace their own start a decade ago, also coming from New Zealand to gain world fame in Melbourne. Thus, they found themselves as the opening act for
Split EnzSplit Enz was a successful New Zealand band during the 1970s and early 1980s featuring Phil Judd and brothers Tim Finn and Neil Finn. They achieved chart success in New Zealand, Australia and Canada during the early 1980s and built a cult following elsewhere...
at the
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in Melbourne. On 17 November 2006, Evermore performed at a charity concert: the
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in
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, playing "
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". Early in 2007, the band played at the
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, and on 29 April they appeared at the
2007 MTV Australia Video Music AwardsThe MTV Australia Video Music Awards 2007 was broadcast live from Acer Arena on 29 April 2007 on MTV Australia. It was then repeated on the Ten Network on 6 May 2007....
to perform "Light Surrounding You".
Truth of the World: Welcome to the Show (2008–present)
The band's third album
Truth of the World: Welcome to the ShowTruth of the World: Welcome to the Show is the third studio album by Evermore, released on March 20, 2009. The album is a concept album about trash media, political propaganda, advertising and infotainment....
was released on March 20, 2009 and debuted at number 14 on the ARIA albums chart. The album was preceded by two singles; the first, "
Between The Lines"Between the Lines" is the first single by Evermore, taken from their third studio album Truth of the World: Welcome to the Show. Evermore's Jon Hume said that "Between the Lines was the first song to come out of a search for a new musical experience as a band.” It was released as a free download...
", was released as a free
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from the band's website on November 10, 2008. The second single, "Hey Boys and Girls (Truth of the World pt.2)", was released on February 3, 2009. It peaked at number 5 on the New Zealand charts and number 4 on the Australian charts.. Their new single "
Can You Hear Me?"Can You Hear Me?" is a song by Australian rock band Evermore, it is the third single from their third studio album Truth of the World: Welcome to the Show and is one of the bands personal favourites, seeing it as one of the most emotional and rewarding songs they've ever written...
" was released to radio on 11th of May, will hit stores for a physical release 5th of June to possibly coincide with the premiere of the
video. The last song on the album, tells the epic story of the main character, Max who crashes his car into a river and sees his life before his eyes.
Truth of the World is a
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about trash media, political propaganda, advertising and infotainment. It was recorded at the band's own studio in Melbourne over a period of 18 months.
In July and August of 2009, Evermore supported Pink on the second half of the record-breaking Australian leg of her
Funhouse TourThe Funhouse Tour is the fourth concert tour by American singer-songwriter P!nk. The tour supports her fifth studio album, Funhouse.The Funhouse tour is the most successful tour by a solo artist in Australia to date. It has grossed around $58,000,000 from 38 cities...
.
International Debut (2009–present)
After the extremely successful Australian tours in support of their new album "Truth of the World: Welcome to the Show" and Australian leg of global superstar P!nk's Funhouse Tour with as support, P!nk was impressed enough to offer Evermore a massive international leg-up by inviting the band to perform as main support act for her upcoming European tour. The band will be releasing a self-titled album worldwide sometime between November and early 2010 which will feature upcoming single
Underground"Underground" is a song by Australian rock band Evermore, it is the first single from their upcoming self-titled greatest hits album Evermore. The song was debuted along with two others on Wednesday 7 October at the Hallam Hotel in Melbourne as part of the bands string of small Victorian shows...
as well as two new songs. The self-titled album will showcase the best of Evermore’s astonishingly successful short career including ‘It’s Too Late’ (over 6 months in ARIA top 50 in 2004), ‘Running’ (top 5 most played Australian tracks of 2006), ‘Light Surrounding You’ (ARIA number 1 single) and ‘Hey Boys And Girls’ (one of the biggest local tracks of this year).
Discography
Studio albums
Extended plays
ARIA Awards
| Year |
Nominated work |
Award |
Result |
| 2005 The 19th Annual Australian Recording Industry Association Music Awards were held on October 23, 2005 at the Sydney Superdome at the Sydney Olympic Park complex, thus continuing the previous year's innovation of televising the awards on Sunday evening...
|
Dreams |
Album of the Year |
Nominated |
| Dreams |
Breakthrough Artist — Album |
Nominated |
| Evermore |
Best Group |
Nominated |
| Dreams |
Best Rock Album |
Nominated |
| "For One Day" |
Single Of The Year |
Nominated |
| 2007 The 21st Annual Australian Recording Industry Association Music Awards were held on October 28, 2007 at the Acer Arena at the Sydney Olympic Park complex, thus continuing the previous year's innovation of televising the awards on Sunday evening. Rove McManus was the host of the event...
|
"Light Surrounding You" |
Best Pop Release |
Nominated |
| 2009 The 23rd Annual Australian Recording Industry Association Music Awards will take place on 26 November 2009 at the Acer Arena at the Sydney Olympic Park complex. The ceremony will be telecast on the Nine Network at 8:30pm that night...
|
"Hey Boys and Girls" |
Highest Selling Single |
Nominated |
Vodafone New Zealand Music Awards
| Year |
Nominated work |
Award |
Result |
| 2007 |
Real Life |
Album of the Year |
Nominated |
| "Light Surrounding You" |
Single of the Year |
Won |
| Evermore |
People’s Choice Award |
Nominated |
| Real Life |
Best Group |
Nominated |
| Real Life |
Best Rock Album |
Nominated |
| Evermore |
International Achievement |
Won |
Won
- 2005 MTV Australia
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Awards, Supernova Breakthrough Act for Dreams
- 2005 APRA
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Silver Scroll AwardThe APRA Awards are several award ceremonies run in Australia and New Zealand by Australasian Performing Right Association to recognise songwriting skills, sales and airplay performance by its members annually....
for "It's Too Late".
- 2007 Channel V
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Oz Artist of the Year.
Nominated
- 2005 Jack Awards, Best Live Newcomer.
- 2006 APRA Silver Scroll Award for "Running".
- 2009 The New Zealand sweets as Choice awards