Evil Beaver – Models of Virtue

And now for something completely different – Really Different!!

I was very curious when I saw that ex-Queens of the Stone Age drummer, Gene Trautmann was half of Evil Beaver. Yes -it means what it sounds like (a two piece.) The other half of Evil Beaver is lead bassist, vocalist and founder Evie Evil.

This duo rocks and there is no need to add another player to this group. This is the first time I’ve been able to say a group has the best elements of ‘full’ and ‘raw’ at the same time. Some may feel this is a contradiction of terms but it’s, in my opinion, the best way to describe their sound.

This EP offers something that both the punk rocker and the technically adept can appreciate. I’ve really never heard anything like this. The only camparison I’d feel safe making is the final track, Cherry Master, sounds a bit like it could have been part of a Jane’s Addiction set way back in their LA club days. Evie’s voice sounds a bit like Perry Ferrall on the number. Even her note choice is very close to something you might hear Perry do.

Models of Virtue was engineered by Mike Terry(Foo Fighters, The Eagles), mixed by Mike Terry and Evil Beaver, and written and produced by Evil Beaver.

Bass players and drummers alike should enjoy this EP quite a bit. Hell, I’m a guitarist and I love it. All you people who are looking for something new and exciting that has unique written all over it. Evil Beaver is it. I can’t believe how much is going on musically -though it sounds simpler than it actually is (and you really gotta love that name.)