ARTIST: Evoka
TITLE: Cries from the Castlegate Empire
LABEL:
GENRE: Rock
BITRATE: 220kbps avg
PLAYTIME: 0h 58m total
RELEASE DATE: 2007-00-00
RIP DATE: 2008-02-07
Track List
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1. Regret 3:25
2. Silent Actors 3:51
3. Reborn 3:39
4. Dauphine 3:01
5. The Art of Denial 4:15
6. Honesty 2:28
7. Take 5:39
8. On Your Face 4:22
9. Dying To Save 5:22
10. Almost 9:52
11. Silverline 3:28
12. White Flag 4:05
13. 1000X's 5:30
Release Notes:
Powered by a captivating live show and memorable music, EVOKA is emerging as one
of the South's most promising new artists. Formed in the hills of Western North
Carolina, EVOKA quickly gained recognition performing dates for the Warped Tour,
as a finalist for the AMA Music Awards, as a featured band on XM Satellite
Radio's RADAR Report, and through licensing deals with MTV, Subway and ESPN.
Propelled by lead singer, Taylor Redding's gifted songwriting, the band is
establishing itself as a frontrunner of the region's rock scene.
Growing up in the isolated community Hildebran, NC, Redding, drummer Bryan
Ledbetter, bassist Pete Small, and guitarist Price Stevens, had few musical
influences to inspire their songwriting. It wasn't until college that they
discovered a new underground music scene devoid of Top 40 radio. Suddenly T-Rex,
The Verve, Led Zeppelin, and Johnny Cash became newfound influences. Profoundly
impacted by new sounds and sharp lyrics, Redding, EVOKA's primary songwriter,
incorporated dense sonic textures and brute strength rock arrangements. The pop
music of their childhood, however, surfaces through Redding's soaring melodies
and memorable choruses. The amalgamation of those influences results in
atmospheric and brooding musical arrangements that are as accessible as they are
at times chilling.
EVOKA's debut album "Cries from the Castlegate Empire" is the result of three
years of hard work for the band. The album was produced by long time friend Oran
Thornton [Bleach, Flick, Golden Republic] & engineered/mixed by Dan Leffler
[Weezer, Jagger, Cash]. The resulting tracks are an ample cross section of the
band, ranging from the melodic "Reborn" & "Silent Actors" the formidable flex of
"Almost&" to the airy muse of "Take".