In Colliding Spaces, The Everminds confirm their need for freedom through an analogue sound infused with their influences. Review.
COLLIDING SPACES – THE EVERMINDS
Even if The Everminds are opening Colliding Spaces with a catchy sound, they’re not stopping at that. The idea behind this record is the same that drives them, gets them creative… it’s to merge what they love without limiting themselves to a single genre. Give them a label and they’ll get rid of it. Lately Surely Lonely has that, with an energy in which dry notes and upbeat pop backing vocals are sliding. On California, they lean towards blues inspirations and set its desert surroundings. And on Song for Everyone, they show what kind of classic rock ballad they can write: epic yet tender.
In only three tracks, the band is convincing by its versatility, and the trio keeps going. They’re getting heavy bass on 21 Grams of Insta. That criticism of social media, and our need for more, is particularly memorable for its worrisome, and even terrifying atmosphere. When Morning Sun follows it, there’s a similar feeling from it that only shifts progressively through the track. A kind of anxiety inhabits the piano before it reaches tenderness and a superb Latin guitar. And then, the band rewinds to teenage years with the catchy Fuck Around. From its Brazilian influences to its pop-rock riffs, it’s a track that offers a lot in its layers.
A new kind of ballad, folk-inclined this time, shows up through Penniless, before going back to the vintage pop-rock aura of Come Clean. Their influences are revealing themselves subtly. The record ends with the incredibly soft yet painful Some Words Hurt More Than Others, an honest relatable song. With all this, The Everminds has been able to make Colliding Spaces a harmonious whole. It’s a record that couldn’t have a more fitting name, as all many spaces are meeting but never destroying each other. There are a lot of promises for the future here. See The Everminds live for their release concerts in London, on the 12th of June at the Troubadour, and in Paris, on the 20th of June, at Café de la Danse.
