Neverever
Who can decipher the true origins of Neverever? Some say it
started on the roadside in Malibu when a truck driver named Eric Fisher and his
childhood buddy, Shaun Puklavetz, picked up Joe Meek's great niece and nephew,
Jihae and Wallace. Others believe that it began a year earlier when Neverever's
lost classic Angelic Swells was released on legendary pop
mogul, Mike Schulman's, Slumberland Records.
Whichever you choose to put faith in, it was after
consulting their book of Sacred Symbols of the Ancients, that
Wallace and Jihae realized Eric and Shaun's rhythmical bond was most likely
destined to be the missing piece of their puzzle. A mutual appreciation for
Dave Hill (he of Slade fame)'s haircut soon sealed the deal one night after
practice in Shaun's hot-tub.
The four began hallucinating endlessly about writing songs
that could fill the void between one's love for Sandy Salisbury's "Do Unto
Others" and the other's for Comet Gain's Casino Classics.
These visions began to slowly creep across Los Angeles stages like a purple
smoke bomb engulfing. Shortly thereafter, crowds caught on and gaggles of girls
and boys began flocking to their shows in fear that the flames which burned
would someday descend back into technicolor smoke.
Shake-A-Baby is that technicolor smoke turned to
solid vinyl. The band says it best: "The EP is loosely about the likes of
child brides and sugar empire heirs either reluctantly growing up or simply
choosing not to. Clinging to pre-teen and adolescent freedoms, Miss Teen Californian
girlfriends, carefree trips, and dream-like loves, whether the changing world
around them allows it or not. Some influences include the Raspberries, Dwight
Twilley and Phil Seymour, ELO, Kim Fowley, Fleetwood Mac, Big Star, Alvin
Stardust, Sandy Salisbury."
From the couples' dance swoon of "Baby Oil And
Iodine" to the latin-tinged glam-pop of "Mexicoco," we see the
newly revitalized Neverever cooking up a heady mix of classic power-pop styles.
"Bunker Spreckles" is a swinging little tune, featuring a typically
catchy vocal melody from Jihae and a stick-in-your-head keyboard line.
"Venus" slows the tempo down for a twangy slice of doo-wop pop, while
"Wedding Day" is a rambunctious power-pop gem that would slot
in nicely on either of the first few Blondie albums.
Cut from the same classicist pop cloth at their debut album,
on Shake-A-Baby Neverever sharpen their tunes, hone their
hooks and brighten their palette.
NEVEREVER
2/10 Palm Springs, CA - Ace Hotel*
2/11 Pomona, CA - Aladdin Jr - Burger Records Night
2/25 Los Angeles, CA - Bootleg Theatre^
3/1 Los Angeles, CA - Harvard and Stone
3/1 Los Angeles, CA - Harvard and Stone
* = w/ Dunes
^ = w/ Veronica Falls, Bleached
Neverever
Shake-a-Baby EP
(Slumberland)
Street date: Jan. 17, 2012
1. Baby Oil And Iodine
2. Bunker Spreckles
3. Venus
4. Wedding Day
5. Mexicoco
NEVEREVER LINKS:
Facebook - http://www.facebook.com/pages/Neverever/440668020500
Label Page - http://www.slumberlandrecords.com/
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