I know I've already gushed about "The Everglow," Mae's best album, but I think that "(E)vening is such a good finale to Mae's discography that it warrants a post of its own.
The album is beautiful, absolutely beautiful. And, as the band's final album, the music on it is especially poignant, the idea of nighttime mirrors the end of Mae's run as a great band.
Finally, Mae returns to the use of intricate piano that drew me completely into their music years ago. The three movements of "Seasons" combine to create one of the most beautiful song sequences in alternative music this year. It's a shame Mae didn't use this much piano in the rest of their work. Albums like "(A)fternoon" and "Singularity" suffered from the lack of it.
Once you hit "Sleep Well," (which is basically a poignant goodbye to the fans, in my opinion) you'll be feeling very bittersweet, because this album is by far the band's best work since "The Everglow."
It's sad that it's the band's last album, but it's great that they went out on such a beautiful note.
My three favorite songs on the album are "Bloom," "Seasons" (I'm counting all 3 movements as one song), "Sleep Well."
Here's a link to their Myspace.
http://www.myspace.com/mae/music
Until next time, enjoy all the music out there!
Andrew
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