![]() ![]() ![]() With Everlife writing songs about love, loss, hope, rejection, perseverance, relationships and the love that comes through our deepening relationship with Christ these three sisters from Indiana Pennsylvania have given us an acoustic record full of personal reflections and heartfelt songs that give us a glimpse into their hearts and the motivation behind their songwriting and singing. With Everlife now having released their final album At the End of Everything so that the sisters can part ways and travel on many other ventures that God has in store for them the album given to fans and listeners (which was entirely funded via kickstarter) showcases a mix of pop, acoustic, worship and thought-provoking messages as we ourselves ponder how our own lives will be like personally at the end of everything. Going back to listen to their previous records to find quality songs in ‘Find Yourself in You’, ‘Angels Cry’, even the cover of the Tarzan song ‘Strangers Like Me’ and the popular mainstream hit ‘Real Wild Child’ (written for the movies Wild Child and The Wild) led myself to see the talent of this group and the solid grounding faith shown through each of these three women through their heartfelt songs. Releasing hit songs throughout their musical career, it was the 2010 hit ‘What’s Beautiful’ (both the song and music video) and their personal testimonies on RansomTV that led me to be intrigued by this trio. ![]() This is genuine, and genuinely enjoyable, pop music that kids and parents can both appreciate.Famous for their Disney covers during the promotion of their music in the mainstream market throughout the late 2000s, the trio of sisters in Everlife (Amber, Sarah and Julia Ross) have matured and grown spiritually (and physically too, with their first debut album released in 2004 with all three sisters in their early teens) throughout their time as a band. Like Switchfoot, Everlife can deliver uplifting messages without seeming preachy, something they do especially well on "Where You Are" and "Look Through My Eyes." However, Everlife's best track is "Find Yourself in You," which was penned by Kelly Clarkson songwriter Mathew Gerrard and shows off the sisters' sweet harmonies, soaring guitars, and empowering spirit at their finest. Youngest sister and lead vocalist Julia Ross' voice is Everlife's secret weapon sweet, slightly scratchy and with an empathetic twang that adds a bit of country flair to their sound, her singing helps the band be just as convincing on rockers like "Faded" and quirky love songs such as "I Could Get Used to This." The independent spirit Everlife displays on "Daring to Be Different" and "Now or Never" is a refreshing change from most of their Radio Disney peers, even if their sound comes across as a patchwork of Avril Lavigne (especially on "Static," which sounds like it was traced over Lavigne's "Complicated") and Switchfoot, a band the Ross sisters have mentioned as a major influence. It probably helps that Everlife was a going concern years before they hooked up with the Mouse House, and that they're family. That's not to say that the group isn't as immaculately crafted as the studio's other artists - the slick, borderline overwrought production throughout Everlife shows that they are - but the Ross sisters' sweet harmonies and musical interplay can't be manufactured easily. The fact that Everlife is an all-female band makes them a little more interesting than the pop starlets that Disney usually favors. Their self-titled album is their first for Hollywood Records, but technically, it's their second overall, since they released their debut back in 2004 on the Nashville, Tennessee-based imprint Tovah Records - and it proves that they're more than capable of turning out a set of songs that are just as engaging as their earlier tracks. Everlife spent most of 20 being the best thing about Disney compilations like Disneymania, Vol.
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