We Were Evergreen - Towards

It’s unfortunate when a band shows promise, but when it comes to the crunch, fails to deliver. That’s exactly where ‘Towards’, We Were Evergreen’s nonetheless interesting debut falls. Whilst there is some fascinating experimentation and musicianship within a pop template on the album, the basic song structure and lyricism is lacking. What is most unfortunate about this is it makes the more intriguing elements of the album seem more like gimmicks than natural elements of We Were Evergreen’s sound as they are added on to a far too traditional groundwork.

As a result of this then, the Parisian trio are at their best when they keep their sound as simple as possible. On this note, ‘Overnight’ and ‘Kilmore’s End’ are the album’s obvious highlights, the former being a sweet groove with the occasional and thrilling implementation of acoustic guitar and the latter a casual ballad that allows the impressive vocals of Michael Liot to shine. The album is not without great moments that suggest a bright future.

The majority of the record is just not memorable enough: a large amount of the album being easily forgotten before one has even reached the end of it. So while the highlights provide proof that when the band’s skill matches their scope they will be something truly worthwhile, for the time being ‘Towards’ provides an interesting preview of a future talent that nonetheless makes for a largely uninspiring listen.