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Finn Brothers Album: “Everyone Is Here [Bonus Track]”
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Everyone Is Here [Bonus Track] |
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Release Date:2004-10-18
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Type:Unknown
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Genre:Folk, Adult Alternative, The Coffeehouse
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Label:EMI
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Explicit Lyrics:Yes
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UPC:4988006821453
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Review - :
Nearly ten years after their first album as a duo, {$the Finn Brothers} returned with {^Everyone Is Here} in the late summer of 2004. There was a considerably larger gap of time separating {^Everyone Is Here} and {^Finn} than there was between that album and {^Woodface}, the one {$Crowded House} album to feature {$Tim} and the first time the brothers worked together since the disbandment of {$Split Enz}. Only four years separated {^Finn} and {^Woodface}, while it took nearly a decade for {$the Finns} to deliver a second album, and quite a bit happened during that time. Each brother released two studio albums and one live album ({$Tim}'s was a collaborative live effort, but it could be argued that {$Neil}'s star-studded {^7 Worlds Collide} was collaborative too) and, more importantly, their mother Mary passed away, and all of this feeds into the spirit, vibe, and sensibility of {^Everyone Is Here}. At its heart, this is an album about family -- specifically, about being brothers. This is the first time {$the Finns} have written as directly and abundantly about their kinship, and unlike other famous {\rock} siblings, {$the Finns}' relationship is not only cordial but loving, which doesn't mean that it's any less complex than such legendarily combative brothers from {$the Everlys} through {$the Gallaghers}. {$Tim} and {$Neil} mine their relationship throughout the album -- the word "brother" seems to appear here more often than the entirety of their past work -- and they've come up with a moving set of songs that may not add up to a concept album yet are surely unified by a set of themes. Similarly, despite three different sets of producers (primarily {$Mitchell Froom}, but also {$Jon Brion} and {$Tony Visconti} for individual tracks) the album boasts a unified sound, particularly in comparison to the rather ragged, seemingly unfinished {$Neil} effort {^One Nil} (distilled and strengthened in its American incarnation, {^One All}) or {$Tim}'s {^Feeding the Gods}. It's a meditative, expertly crafted mature {\pop} record, filled with subtle sonic textures -- ranging from banjos to harmoniums, all adding colors to layers of primarily acoustic guitars -- that give this low-key, reflective music a rich variety of color. While {^Everyone Is Here} lacks the brightness of much of {^Woodface}, it's {$the Finn Brothers}' strongest collection of songs since that masterpiece, and arguably their most emotionally resonant album to date. With any luck, it won't be another decade's wait until the sequel. [A Japanese version added a bonus track.] ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine, All Music Guide
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