EVA
Far Enough

The tricolor alternative scene continues to thrive, capturing the attention of foreign labels and drawing from its hat many noteworthy new faces. Among these, I'd say that EVA deserves a mention, as their alternative rock seems to work wonderfully. The success of projects like theirs lies in having found the right balance vocally, where we even find three different tones: two melodious and one growl-oriented. The final result is “Far Enough,” a debut that certainly won't cause a miracle to be proclaimed, but that definitely has a significant advantage: it knows how to intrigue and entertain the listener. The twelve presented tracks are lively and manage to be catchy enough, a mix between the pleasantly flashy and the radio-friendly, so to speak. Perhaps the only flaw of this first discographic chapter is its length; if the tracklist had stopped at track number nine, I believe it would have been the right solution. Despite this personal consideration, these musicians know their stuff, showing they are on top of what's trending nowadays, hence there's room for typical metalcore-oriented scenarios, others more math-rock, and a good mastery of solos and complex passages. The first names that come to mind when listening to this album are Gaia Corporation and Vanilla Sky, the former in their fresh and effective interpretation of the word "alternative" and the latter especially in the melodic parts of the singing. In short, a more than satisfactory work that shows us a band with a wide action range; the task for the future is to give an even more defined shape to the project so that they can position EVA within a specific line of listeners.