THE PAIR’S UPCOMING ALBUM ’THE POWER’ IS OUT VIA !K7 ON MAY 8TH
Cinematic, vibe-y and dreamlike’ The Fader ‘Nocturnal and atmospheric’ The Guardian
‘Wonderfully bipolar music that explores the highs and lows of both music and life’ i-D ‘Abstract and joyous’ Dazed & Confused
Berlin based duo Evvol will release their second album ‘The Power’ on 8th May via !K7 Records. A meditation on love, the intimate and personal offering is a product of turning their thoughts inward after time spent considering the state of the world and politics over the last year. “It’s about all relationships, including but not limited to our own,” they explain, “and It details the intimate powers that bind us together.”
Evvol released their debut album ‘Eternalism’ in the summer of 2015. It was the sound of commercial pop fused with arty electronica, dripping with industrial charm and evoking Berlin’s seedy underbelly. They spent the beginning of 2016 holed up in their studio writing the follow-up to their critically acclaimed debut. ‘Physical L.U.V’ was the result – a wonderfully atmospheric 5 track EP released in May that year. Written, arranged, produced and engineered entirely themselves, it combined hypnotic vocals with electronic beats that ebbed and flowed with metronomic consistency.
Looking at the fragility of human existence and the importance of emotional release, new album ‘The Power’ is essentially an introspective mantra about love and intimacy, and at a time of universal unrest, it feels refreshing and vital. It begins with beautiful and slow building-ballad ‘Help Myself,’ which is out today alongside a beautifully simple and contemplative video. The band’s Julie Chance, had this to say on the it:
“‘Help Myself’ is a raw and honest song that came out quickly and unexpectedly in our bedroom. We had some deep personal loss last year, and sometimes these losses allow the veil to shift and honesty to seep out through the cracks. The song’s release comes at a time of global loss and, the contemplation in it has a renewed meaning on a more global level. We can feel pain and loss and let ourselves heal whilst somehow keeping that faith that things will change and get better in the future.”
