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The Evens
The Evens formed as a duo in the early 2000s with Ian MacKaye from Fugazi and Amy Farina from The Warmers. They worked with a stripped-down setup that felt...
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Shelter Two
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Blessed Not Lucky
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Cut From The Cloth
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Everybody Knows
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Mt. Pleasant Isn't
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Sara Lee
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All These Governors
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Around The Corner
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Cache is Empty
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Crude Bomb
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Minding Ones Business
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No Money
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On The Face Of It
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Pushed Against The Wall
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Until They're Clear
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You Fell Down
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The Evens formed as a duo in the early 2000s with Ian MacKaye from Fugazi and Amy Farina from The Warmers. They worked with a stripped-down setup that felt different from the more produced indie rock around at the time. Their first album came out in 2003, followed by another called 'Get Evens' in 2006.
Songs like 'Cut From The Cloth' and 'All These Governors' show how they built tension with just guitar, drums, and two voices. They handled their own recording and releases, which kept things simple and direct. The music doesn't sound like a studio project; it sounds like two people in a room working out an idea.
MacKaye's guitar lines and Farina's drumming create a push-and-pull that drives songs like 'Around The Corner' and 'Cache is Empty.' There's no grand statement in the lyrics, just ordinary phrases that accumulate weight. The Evens made music that felt immediate, without much decoration.
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