The first song from the new album “Sick of It” was released on iTunes on March 31. The song went to No. 1 in the research at SiriusXM Octane and was No. 2 on the 2009 year-end Octane chart. Based on this success, SiriusXM Octane added a second track, “Bulletproof,”…
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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 was released through Sounds+Sights, exclusively via iTunes, on June 23, 2009.
At this point, Kevin Matisyn was voted out of the band. Parker Lauzon stated: “We did not choose anyone over him; he was simply voted out, not only because of musical differences but business differences as well. He was not making good decisions for this band anymore, and we as…
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In March 2007, Evans Blue recorded acoustic versions of each song from The Melody and the Energetic Nature of Volume . For a limited time, this collection was included with each purchase of The Pursuit from Best Buy , and contained commentary from Matisyn, as well as a making-of documentary…
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Evans Blue was nominated for New Group of the Year at the Juno Awards of 2007 .
The first single from 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.
On July 10, 2007, in Toronto, Evans Blue kicked off their first headlining tour, Curbside Confession of a Catastrophe. 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…
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In March 2006, Evans Blue embarked upon their first U.S. tour alongside Taproot . They also played festivals, and several concerts with Breaking Benjamin . They have since played with bands such as Staind , Alice in Chains , 10 Years , Three Days Grace , Flyleaf and former labelmates…
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On April 1, 2006, drummer Darryl Brown left due to differences with bandmates’ lifestyles. That night in Boston, drummer Danny D (formerly of the band Dogfight) was temporarily brought in. The band played acoustic sets until he was up to speed, and he continued through the rest of the tour,…
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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 accompanied by a video. The album was released February 21, 2006, through The Pocket…
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