Evans Blue is the third studio album from Canadian band Evan's Blue. It is the first to feature new singer Dan Chandler.

Singles

The first single released from the album was "Sick of It", which was released on their MySpace page before the official release of the single. The second single was "Bulletproof". The third and current single is "Erase My Scars". The song peaked at #40 on the Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks Chart and is their first charting single since 2007's "The Pursuit".

Artist/Band Information

Evans Blue is an alternative rock band from Toronto, Ontario, Canada founded in 2005.

History

Origins (2005)

Evans Blue came together in early 2005. Five musicians, then in three separate bands, met through a local musician's message board. Lead singer Kevin Matisyn suggested the name, which refers to the dye that is injected into the bloodstream to measure blood volume, which he had read in one of his medical books. The band then caught the attention of producer Trevor Kustiak and his partner Mari Dew, of The Pocket Studios.

They recorded three demo songs, titled "Black Hole", "Saturnalia" and "Starlight", all of which were available on their personal MySpace page. At that time, updates on the bands' progress and prose by former lead singer, Kevin Matisyn were periodically given via the MySpace blogs.

The Melody... and tours (2006–2007)

Evans Blue completed work on their debut album, The Melody and the Energetic Nature of Volume, in November 2005. Their first single, "Cold (But I'm Still Here)" hit airwaves in December and was later accompanied by a music video. The album was released February 21st, 2006 through Hollywood Records. It spent several weeks in the top 10 on the Billboard Heatseekers Chart and spawned a second single, "Over."

In late March 2006, Evans Blue embarked upon their first U.S. tour alongside Taproot. They have since played with bands such as Staind, Alice in Chains, 10 Years, Three Days Grace, Flyleaf and former labelmates Breaking Benjamin.

On April 1, 2006, drummer Darryl Brown left without explanation. To cover for his absence the rest of the band worked out acoustic sets to play while they searched for a replacement. Danny D was brought in temporarily from Boston band Dogfight to close out the rest of the tour, which lasted until late October.

The Pursuit and member changes (2007–2009)

After an eight month stint touring around the United States, Evans Blue returned home and began work upon their second album, The Pursuit Begins When This Portrayal of Life Ends. Danny D left the band and was replaced by Howard Davis.

In March 2007, Evans Blue was nominated for "Best New Band" at the annual Juno Awards.

The first single off of their second album, The Pursuit, hit airwaves May 21, 2007 and was accompanied by a music video, directed by Jesse Ewles. The Pursuit Begins When This Portrayal of Life Ends was released on July 24, 2007. The bands' website was given an overhaul to portray the sounds, images and themes of the new album. In March 2007, Evans Blue recorded acoustic versions of each song from The Melody to be released on DVD. For a limited time, this DVD was included with each purchase of The Pursuit from Best Buy, and contains commentary from lead singer, Matisyn, as well as a making-of documentary for the second album. The FYE version of the album did not include the Unplugged Melody, but instead had two additional tracks.

On July 10th, 2007, Evans Blue kicked off their first head-lining tour, Curbside Confession of a Catastrophe, in Toronto. The rest of the tour stopped across the western United States, with occasional performances in Vancouver, British Columbia. They were accompanied by Framing Hanley, Fair to Midland and Submersed throughout the summer 2007 tour, which spanned through September. After a one month break, the tour kicked off again October 27th 2007. Framing Hanley rejoined the band for the tour, with the additions of Saving Abel and Canadian rockers Neurosonic. This tour ended on December 31st in Houston, Texas, where they introduced a new song, "Good Enough," which would have been released on the upcoming third album. However, since Kevin Matisyn was voted out of the band, the song "Good Enough" has been scrapped.

On July 28, 2008 Kevin Matisyn posted on his MySpace page that he is "formerly of Evans Blue." This was confirmed by Evans Blue on their MySpace page. Parker Lauzon of the band stated in a bulletin that "We did not choose anyone over him; he was simply voted out, not only because of musical differences but business differences as well. He simply was not making good decisions for this band anymore, and we as a group have decided to move on."

Evans Blue (2009–present)

Dan Chandler was announced as the new singer for Evans Blue in February 2009, and the band went into the studio with producer Trevor Kustiak to record their third album. The self-titled album, Evans Blue, was released through Sounds+Sights, exclusively via iTunes, on June 23rd, 2009.

The first song from the new album "Sick Of It" was released on iTunes on March 31st and has since sold over 30,000 copies. The song went to #1 in the research at SiriusXM Octane and was #2 on the 2009 year-end Octane chart, Top 5 phones on KUPD in Phoenix and featured on 98KUPD's "Top 98 of 2009," and received airplay in several other midwest and southern markets. Based on their success with "Sick Of It," SiriusXM Octane added a second track, "Bulletproof," in late October 2009.

Evans Blue is gearing up to hit the road in April with Sounds+Sights labelmates Rains and Boston's Lansdowne in support of the new album. The tour will coincide with a physical release of the CD and the launch of a new single to radio.

Members

Current

*Dan Chandler - vocals (2009–present)

*Parker Lauzon - guitar (2005–present)

*V - guitar (2005–present)

*Joe Pitter - bass (2005–present)

*Howard "H-Bomb" Davis - drums (2007–present)

Former

*Kevin Matisyn - vocals (2005–2008)

*Darryl Brown - drums (2005–2006)

Former session

*Danny D. - drums (2006)

Discography

Studio albums

Singles

DVDs

* The Unplugged Melody (2007)

References