EVOLVER:
On July 22, 2003 - 311's new album, Evolver, (the band's
seventh studio album), will be released!! Recorded at the band's
own Hive Studios in Los Angeles with producer Ron Saint Germain,
Evolver features 11 amazing songs - from full-out rockers
to melodic gems; all of it is classic 311 for the year 2003. Click
here for the Evolver Bio
RADIO SINGLE:
Evolver's first radio single, "Creatures (For A While)",
has now been released to radio nationwide!! Call your local station
to request it! Click here to find your Radio
Station Request Line.
SONG LIST:
1. Creatures (For A While)
2. Reconsider Everything
3. Crack the Code
4. Same Mistake Twice
5. Beyond the Gray Sky
6. Seems Uncertain
7. Still Dreaming
8. Give Me a Call
9. Don't Dwell
10. Other Side of Things
11. Sometimes Jacks Rule the Realm
(The songs What Do You Do and Time Is Precious are outtakes from
the recording session, to be considered for release at a later time).
ENHANCED CD:
Evolver is a special enhanced CD including exclusive interviews
with all the 311 band members and a documentary on the making of
the album cover and the Evolution of Evolver!!
ALBUM TITLE THOUGHTS FROM NICK:
"After 14 years together as a band, I think we've really grown
and evolved as people, musicians and songwriters. And we feel like
our fans (and music lovers in general) have evolved right along
with us. These days people just seem to be more open-minded to hybrid
forms of music. We've always loved mixing rock, rap, reggae, funk,
jazz, etc...because we love all types of music - and I know we're
not alone. The new album will have plenty of classic 311 rockers
- but as we take another step forward in the evolution of 311 -
the record also branches out into some new territory. All of this
led us to the title "Evolver" (along with a love for the
Beatles album "Revolver"). We think it suits the album
perfectly. We're all really excited about the new songs and we can't
wait to share them with you."
ALBUM COVER:
The album cover concept and photography were done by the
band's longtime friend, Ron Ulicny. Ron explains, "I wanted
to project 311 in a different light; for them to be seen from a
new perspective. My inspiration really comes from band's I dig from
the '60's and '70's (Led Zeppelin, The Beatles, The Doors, Pink Floyd), and an appreciation of the album artwork they
created. I wanted to take a risk with an ambitious project that
reflects more of an art piece, which goes beyond most of today's
album covers. I thought this photo concept would fit the band well
and still present them in a cool way."
WORDS FROM P-NUT:
The recording of this album has taken a while, this is
true, but the proof is in the pudding. We are all very excited with
all the songs, which are a bit more ambitious than normal; meaning
they are a little longer, cover more emotional space, and are going
to be fun to play and witness. The really cool thing about having
one's own studio is you can mix and record at the same time. We
did these songs in batches, so no one person had to do all their
stuff in sequence. So, that means we had some songs that were ready
to mix before we recorded the last few songs. And that being said,
we listened to half of the album while still putting together the
final touches on the ones that were left. Very good for gettting
energy on the last tracks. I can only imagine how much a 311 fan
is going to appreciate this work that we've done. It's that good/great.
See you on the road this summer. Be good be god,
P-Nut
WORDS FROM NICK:
We are confident we are taking a huge step forward. Hmm...
what does that mean? A step forward towards hard ass rock? A step
towards beautiful harmonies? Dope beats? Funky basslines? Soaring
guitar solos? Heartfelt mellow moments? Yes! Yes to all! Yes to
life!! Yes to music!
We realized that in order to keep the quality up, we had to take
our time. Especially when you consider how many albums we've put
out in a decade. But the good news: we have done some of our best
work ever! Now that we have our own top of the line mixing board,
the sounds we've been getting are awesome. Song wise we've got some
tunes that feel like real breakthroughs. I've always wanted to combine
the melody of some of our mellower stuff with the power and tempo
that gets the crowd jumping. We've definitely achieved that on a
few songs. A few songs are straight up rockers, there's a little
dub and dancehall, and there's a couple of lo-fi acoustic numbers
too. As usual with 311, diversity.
Nick
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