Eveningland

Eveningland
Studio album by Hem
Released	October 5, 2004
Genre	Indie pop/folk music
Length	53:19
Label	Rounder Records
Hem chronology
I'm Talking With My Mouth (2002) Eveningland (2004) Birds, Beasts, & Flowers (2004)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Pitchfork	8.1/10[2]

Eveningland is the second album by indie folk group Hem. It was released on Rounder Records after a delay caused by the folding of the DreamWorks music division. The album features a cover of Johnny Cash's famous song "Jackson," as well as more orchestral arrangements, a change from the sometimes-stark instrumentation of their previous album, Rabbit Songs.

The album features backing vocal contributions from multi-instrumentalist Dawn Landes on a number of songs, and singer-songwriter Josh Rouse on "Carry Me Home."

"Pacific Street" was used in a season 3 episode of Everwood.

Track listing

All songs written by Dan Messé, except where noted.

1. "The Fire Thief" - 4:07
2. "Lucky" (Messé, Gary Maurer) - 3:49
3. "Receiver" - 4:06
4. "Redwing" - 4:14
5. "My Father’s Waltz" - 2:10
6. "Hollow" (Steve Curtis) - 3:54
7. "A-Hunting We Will Go" (Messé, Curtis) - 4:17
8. "An Easy One" (Messé, Maurer) - 3:10
9. "Strays" - 3:51
10. "Cincinnati Traveler" (Curtis) - 1:02
11. "Jackson" (Billy Edd Wheeler, Jerry Leiber) - 3:32
12. "Dance with Me" (Curtis) - 3:04
13. "The Beautiful Sea" - 2:37
14. "Eveningland" - 1:01
15. "Pacific Street" - 3:10
16. "Carry Me Home" - 5:15

Personnel

• Sally Ellyson - vocals
• Dan Messé - piano, accordion, glockenspiel
• Gary Maurer - guitar, mandolin
• Steve Curtis - guitar, mandolin, banjo, back-up vocals
• Catherine Popper - double bass, back-up vocals
• Mark Brotter - drums
• Bob Hoffnar - pedal steel guitar
• Heather Zimmerman - violin
• Greg Pliska - orchestration

References

1. Johnson, Zac. "Eveningland - Hem". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved May 23, 2019.
2. "Eveningland - Hem". Pitchfork. Archived from the original on April 20, 2008. Retrieved June 8, 2023.