Minor Threat/Fugazi’s Ian MacKaye and drummer/vocalist Amy Farina returned as the Evens last fall, following up their 2006 sophomore set with a pair of new singles. As it turns out, “Warble Factor” and “Timothy Wright” were also our first taste of their forthcoming third album, The Odds, due out on November 20th via Dischord. Longtime MacKaye collaborator Don Zientara produced the 13-track LP at Arlington, Virginia’s Inner Ear Studio.
From what we’ve heard so far, the husband-wife duo have kept the Evens’ core approach (baritone guitar and drums left bare under cutting vocal parts aimed at issues of politics and greed) — intact. Either way, the pair never fail to get the blood pumping and it’s refreshing to hear them back in the game. Below, preview the album’s tracklist and the previous “Warble Factor” single:
The Evens – The Odds
01 King of Kings
02 Wanted Criminals
03 I Do Myself
04 Warble Factor
05 Sooner or Later
06 Wonder Why
07 Competing With the Till
08 Broken Finger
09 Architects Sleep
10 Timothy Wright
11 This Other Thing
12 Let’s Get Well
13 KOK