{"id":9625,"date":"2012-06-14T16:48:52","date_gmt":"2012-06-14T06:48:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/maytherockbewithyou.com\/mtrbwy\/?p=9625"},"modified":"2012-06-14T16:50:59","modified_gmt":"2012-06-14T06:50:59","slug":"eve-6-speak-in-code","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/maytherockbewithyou.com\/mtrbwy\/2012\/06\/eve-6-speak-in-code\/","title":{"rendered":"Eve 6 – Speak In Code"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>Eve 6, yes this is the same band that back in 1998 had a radio hit here in Australia with Inside Out, <\/em>the song that saw the at the time teenagers \u201cwanting to put their tender heart in a blender\u201d. \u00a0For me, Eve 6 is best defined by their second album Horrorscope<\/em> which in the year 2000 was as close as I was getting to the hard rock I grew up on in the late 1980\u2019s.\u00a0 The band had a knack for delivering crunchy pop punk rock, along with bands such as Marvelous 3, American Hi-Fi, SR71, Bowling For Soup and Lit.\u00a0 Well after going on an indefinite hiatus in 2004 following on from their third release It\u2019s All In Your Head<\/em>, Eve 6 have returned with their fourth album Speak In Code, <\/em>an album full of irresistible addictiveness.<\/p>\n

For those like me quietly hoping for an album along the lines of the harder edged guitar fuelled pop rock all over Horrorscope, <\/em>from the outset you will be met with some slight disappointment as the Eve 6 of 2012 is one with a very slick sound, with keys, synth and programming dominating their sound, rather than guitars. I liken it to the way that American Hi-Fi and The Click Five have also headed down that direction. \u00a0But rest assured, this is distinctively still Eve 6, even after returning after a 9 year hiatus.\u00a0 But I guess how could it not with the instantly identifiable vocal phrasings of vocalist Max Collins? Speaking of vocal phrasings, I don\u2019t know what it is about Eve 6, but they seem to have a knack for embedding lyrical passages permanently into my brain.\u00a0 First album was the \u201cheart in a blender\u201d, Horrorscope <\/em>had \u201clike Jessica Rabbit\u201d, this album my head has been buzzing with \u201cwe used to go bowling\u201d in one of my favourite tracks Blood Brothers.\u00a0 <\/em>Then there are the hooks, the album has plenty \u2013 you don\u2019t have to listen to hard to find them, they will find you Trust Me<\/em>, which incidentally is a cracker of a song!<\/p>\n

If you never dug Eve 6 before, then this album isn’t going to change anything you may have thought about them previously. \u00a0For those fans who have been waiting over 9 years for another Eve 6 release, it may take a few spins of this album to wrap your ears around the Eve 6 sound of 2012, but once you deal with that, sit back and enjoy what I have to say is their strongest collection of addictive pop songs yet.\u00a0 Whilst past albums may have been a little patchy, Speak In Code <\/em>is strong from the outset with the driving bouncy pop of opener Curtain, <\/em>through to the more understated closing track Pick Up The Pieces.\u00a0 Speak In Code <\/em>is a mighty fine return and one that should please expectant Eve 6 fans, whilst also potentially bringing to the band a generation of new fans.<\/p>\n

Essential Information<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n

For fans of:<\/strong>\u00a0Addictive pop rock!<\/p>\n

Release date:<\/strong> 24 April 2012<\/p>\n

Record label:<\/strong> Fearless Records<\/p>\n

Producer:<\/strong> Don Gilmore<\/p>\n

Website:<\/strong> www.eve6.com<\/a><\/p>\n\n

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