Ever Green, Ever Rain
| Ever Green, Ever Rain | |
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| Studio album by | |
| Released | January 25, 2019 |
| Recorded | July 2-6, 2018 |
| Studio | United Recording Studios, Stampede Origin Studio |
| Genre | Folk, Alternative Rock, Americana, Soul |
| Length | 44:45 |
| Label | Dark River Records |
| Producer | Ryan Freeland |
| Singles from Ever Green, Ever Rain | |
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Ever Green, Ever Rain is the debut studio album by American singer-songwriter Michael McArthur. It was released on January 25, 2019.[1]
Background
What McArthur calls "the hardest 12 months of my life" gave the singer-songwriter his first full-length album, Ever Green, Ever Rain. He wrote more than 40 songs during that time and the dozen on the album focus on the thoughts he had and the lessons he learned. He drove from Florida to California in late June of 2018 and recorded it in Los Angeles, at United Recording Studios with producer Ryan Freeland -- who had McArthur cut the album in four days, working live on the floor with a hand-picked group of players. Ever Green, Ever Rain is the first release on McArthur's record label Dark River Records.
Reception
"Honest Music... A gentle rumination." - Billboard[2]
"A symphonically moving composition with healing harmonies and vivid 70s singer-songwriter nods.” - Glide Magazine[3]
“A full bodied work of folk majesty that pushes the chestnut genre’s musical boundaries in captivating new directions.” - popmatters[4]
“With his emotionally confessional ballads, cinematic sounds, and hushed intimacy, McArthur achieves and conveys a sort of state of grace.” - Cowboys & Indians[5]
“Ever Green, Ever Rain is brimming with analogies and personifications that prove McArthur’s profound introspection.” - Atwood Magazine[6]
“McArthur turns in a vulnerable, haunting collection of modern folk that brings to mind everyone from Bon Iver to Iron & Wine.” - Americana UK[7]
Track listing
All tracks are written by Michael McArthur
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Earth and Space" (composed by Josh Davis) | 1:49 |
| 2. | "We Live & We Die" | 4:00 |
| 3. | "Wild in the Blood" | 4:07 |
| 4. | "Prisoner" | 3:48 |
| 5. | "Elaine" | 4:14 |
| 6. | "Simple Kindness" | 3:44 |
| 7. | "I've Been Wrong" | 3:39 |
| 8. | "Warmer Months" | 4:01 |
| 9. | "Rest's Unknown" | 3:24 |
| 10. | "Save Me from the Fire" | 3:50 |
| 11. | "A Conversation Before Bed" | 4:57 |
| 12. | "Ever Green, Ever Rain" | 3:12 |
| Total length: | 44:45 | |
Personnel
- Michael McArthur – guitar, lead vocals, background vocals
- Ryan Freeland – producer, engineer, mixing
- Monique Evelyn – assistant engineer
- Kim Rosen – mastering
- Steven Nistor – drums, percussion
- Paul Bryan – bass guitar, background vocals
- Lee Pardini – piano, synth
- Jebin Bruni – piano, synth
- Josh Davis – electric guitar
- Dan Kalisher – electric guitar
- Kristin Mooney – background vocals
- Matt Scott Barnes – design
- Michael Flores – photography
- Michael McArthur – photography
- Jack Catterall – photography
References
- ^ Graff, Gary. "Michael McArthur Ponders the Importance of Love on Elaine: Premiere". Billboard (magazine). Retrieved 21 November 2018.
- ^ Graff, Gary. "Michael McArthur Ponders the Importance of Love on Elaine". Billboard. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
- ^ Glide Staff. "Song Premier: Michael McArthur Creates Luscious Song Landscape Via "We Live & We Die". Glide Magazine. Retrieved 12 December 2018.
- ^ Frahm, Jonathan. "Folk Artist Michael McArthur Shares Stirring New Visual for "Save Me From the Fire" (premiere)". PopMatters. Retrieved 25 January 2019.
- ^ Brown, Kristin. "First Listen: Michael McArthur's Ever Green, Ever Rain". Cowboys & Indians. Retrieved 21 January 2019.
- ^ Jones, Abby. "Premiere: Michael McArthur Laments on the Dark Side of Love with "Ever Green, Ever Rain"". Atwood Magazine. Retrieved 15 January 2019.
- ^ Roberts, Ben. "Michael McArthur 'Ever Green, Ever Rain' (Dark River Records, 2019)". Americana UK. Retrieved 1 February 2019.