Evening Hymns
Canadian folk-rock band
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::summary Canadian folk-rock band ::
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Evening Hymns |
| image | File:Evening Hymns Band at the Peterborough Folk Festival 2014 03.JPG |
| origin | Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| genre | Indie rock, folk rock |
| years_active | –present |
| label | Out of This Spark, Kütu Folk |
| website | |
| current_members | Jonas Bonnetta |
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| name = Evening Hymns | image = File:Evening Hymns Band at the Peterborough Folk Festival 2014 03.JPG | alt = | caption = | image_size = | alias = | origin = Toronto, Ontario, Canada | genre = Indie rock, folk rock | years_active = –present | label = Out of This Spark, Kütu Folk | associated_acts = | website = | current_members = Jonas Bonnetta | past_members =
Evening Hymns is a Canadian indie folk rock band, whose core member is singer and songwriter Jonas Bonnetta. The remainder of the band consists of a rotating collective of musicians, including members of Ohbijou, The Wooden Sky, The Burning Hell, The D'Urbervilles and Forest City Lovers.
History
A native of Orono, Ontario, Bonnetta released a solo recording, Farewell to Harmony, under his own name in 2007 before choosing the name Evening Hymns. The album's songs were mainly sad and reflective. Their 2012 studio album * Spectral Dusk * featured Sylvie Smith.
After a period of touring, to support the album, Bonnetta spent time writing songs, and then Evening Hymns signed to Outside Music in June 2015. This led to the recording of the album Quiet Energies, released in September, 2015 in Canada and the United States, as well as on Kütu Folk Records in France.
He composed the music for Ryan Noth's 2021 film Drifting Snow, in which he also had his first acting role.
Discography
Albums
- Farewell to Harmony (2007)
- Spirit Guides (2009)
- Spectral Dusk (2012)
- Quiet Energies (2015)
- Heavy Nights (2020)
EPs
- Let's All Get Happy Together (2007)
Singles
- I Can Only Be Good (2020)
Contributions
- Friends in Bellwoods, "French Toast" (2007)
- Friends in Bellwoods II, "Cedars" (2009)
Track appearances
"You and Jake", from the 2009 album Spectral Dusk, is briefly featured in the 2015 movie Aloha (2015 film).
References
References
- [http://exclaim.ca/music/article/evening_hymns-st_albans_church_ottawa_on_august_20 "Evening Hymns St. Albans Church, Ottawa ON, August 20"]. ''Exclaim!'', By Calum Slingerland Aug 21, 2014
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- [http://torontoist.com/2009/11/sound_advice_spirit_guides_by_evening_hymns.php "Sound Advice: Spirit Guides by Evening Hymns"]. Torontoist, November 3, 2009.
- (October 2025)
- The first release under the Evening Hymns name was ''Spirit Guides'' in 2009 on indie record label Out Of This Spark and Kütu Folk Records in France.[http://www.allmusic.com/artist/evening-hymns-mn0002393919/biography "Evening Hymns"]. ''AllMusic'' biography by Rich Wilson
- [https://nowtoronto.com/music/album-reviews/evening-hymns_1/ "Evening Hymns Quiet Energies"] {{Webarchive. link. (2017-09-30 . ''NOW Toronto'', by Carla Gillis September 16, 2015)
- [https://aestheticmagazinetoronto.com/2012/08/22/escaping-with-evening-hymns-and-spectral-dusk/ "Escaping with Evening Hymns and “Spectral Dusk”"]. ''Aesthetic Magazine'' ⋅ August 22, 2012 By: Sarah MacDonald and Chris D’Alessandro
- [http://exclaim.ca/music/article/evening_hymns-quiet_energies "Evening Hymns Quiet Energies"]. ''Exclaim!'', By Mackenzie Herd Sep 18, 2015
- [https://www.thelineofbestfit.com/reviews/albums/evening-hymns-send-a-postcard-back-from-the-wilderness "Evening Hymns send a postcard back from the wilderness"]. ''The Line of Best Fit'', By Alan Davey / 16 October 2015
- Amil Niazi, [https://www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/film/reviews/article-canadian-drama-drifting-snow-finds-brutal-beauty-in-prince-edward/ "Canadian drama Drifting Snow finds brutal beauty in Prince Edward County"]. ''[[The Globe and Mail]]'', May 11, 2021.
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