Everlea

Genre: Pop
Secondary Genre: Rock Kingston, Ontario Canada Contact

Everlea creates an intelligent mix of rock and pop with catchy melodies, intricate musical arrangements, and insightful lyrics. Combine these elements with Everlea's visceral live performance and you have one of the hottest young acts in the independent music scene.

Artist Information

Biography

Formed in Kingston, Ontario by four High School friends, Everlea spent a few years developing their infectious sound, harnessing the power of their live show and gathering experiences that would make up the bulk of their material. Originally called Saucepan Heroes, "an unfortunate title" as they reminisce about it today, they lost the name, but kept the melodic sensibilities and heart-felt lyrics that have become a staple of lead singer Justin Dubé's writing style. "Each song starts as an idea," says Dubé, "then once I am excited about a certain part of it, I take it to demo in my basement, building the song structure around a drum machine before introducing it to the band." The band then learns the song together, morphing it into a textured three minute, cohesive piece.

Their first release came in 2004, the short playing EP "Friends Hurt Friends." The lyrical content is what would be expected from a young, genuine band that wears their hearts on their sleeves; honest, relatable tales of youthful innocence and heartbreak, the changes we all have to go through growing up. Combined with a live show that leverages the passionate vocal hooks of lead singer/rhythm guitarist Justin Dubé, the kinetic energy of lead guitarist Casey Shea, and the hard hitting fills from drummer Brendan Soares, you have a one-two punch that propelled the band to the forefront of Ontario's independent music scene.

High profile gigs at the 10th Anniversary S.C.E.N.E. Festival and Bedlam Society's 4-Year Anniversary Party helped them gain attention and exposure from media outlets including Boston-based music community PureVolume, Canadian college radio, and CIKR K-ROCK 105.7, which chose "Over This" as one of the "Best 105 Rock Songs of 2005." It was inevitable that showcases and awards from the region's best would follow; "Best Non-Local Band" Indie Week Toronto 2005, "National Pick" M.E.A.N.Y. Fest 2005, showcases at NXNE 2006, and the 10th Annual Millennium Music Conference 2006.

With the arrival of 2007 came a 16 track, self-titled release and a proud return to New York City's M.E.A.N.Y. Festival where they caught the eyes and ears of Glassnote Entertainment Group's A&R Executive, Diane Passage. They were signed to the newly founded independent record label soon thereafter, impressing all with their material, live show, and obsessive work ethic. A few months later they headed south to the blossoming music scene in Baltimore, Maryland to record their Glassnote/RED/Universal Distribution debut with producer Brian McTiernan (Thrice, Moneen, Senses Fail). Due out later this year, the album combines reissued material with new songs inspired by the band's crazy journey towards realizing what has been a life-long dream.

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Instrumentation

Justin Dubé - Guitar/Lead Vocal
Casey Shea - Guitar/Vocals
Brendan Soares - Drums/Vocals

Discography

Friends Hurt Friends — Christy Ridge Records (2004)

EVERLEA - Glassnote Entertainment Group
(2008)

In Bedrooms and Basements - Christy Ridge Records (2010)

Links

Audio

Video

Mean

Cigarettes

Photo Gallery

  • Everlea

  • Justin

  • www.brooksreynolds.com

  • Casey

  • Scene Fest

  • Brendan

  • Ottawa

  • www.brooksreynolds.com

  • L3

Press

  • Puregrainaudio.com [+ Show ]

    On October 17th at Zaphod's Beeblebrox club in Ottawa, Ontario, I got to chill with Justin Dube (voc...

  • Outburn Magazine [+ Show ]

    POP ROCK: It is truly hard to classify Everlea. "Slipshod and Worse for Wear (Take Me Home)"features...

  • As Seen @ S.C.E.N.E. [+ Show ]

    Who? Adorable emo-popsters Everlea — Justin Dube (vocals/guitar), Casey Shea (guitar/vocals), James...

  • Bedlam Society 4 Year Anniversary Party [+ Show ]

    This band had a surprising groove sound. Not like, funk, not like soul, just good solid music you ca...

  • Bands from other lands [+ Show ]

    Everlea also comes from Kingston, Ontario, where they have been getting a great reputation as one of...

  • Find out who's ready to hit the big-time [+ Show ]

    Listening to their 2004 EP, Friends Hurt Friends, there isn't much that could stop Everlea from brea...

Setlist

Our typical set is 45 minutes in length and is comprised of all original music. We play a maximum of two sets per event.

Our repertoire of originals is as follows:

Slipshod and worse for wear
Change the sex
Love is a trick
Cigarettes
The way you make me
Tonight
Tell it like it is
Bleach your white flags whiter
Cut and dred
Stay up all night
Lie
I get lost
A promise we don't make is a promise we won't break
A lesson in geography
School colors

Hook line and sinker
Over this
Closest thing you'll have
to scars
Celia's skin
Never change
Arva
The ocean song

(Last days of) felicia d.
Make you smile
Recover
Moment of weakness
Martin sheen
Blame
Two day visit
Be again
Be here now
Fake a laugh
Falling into june





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