Evening Hymns is a

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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

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History

A native of Orono,

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'', November 30, 2009. Bonnetta released a solo recording, ''Farewell to Harmony'', under his own name in 2007 before choosing the name Evening Hymns. 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. 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,"Evening Hymns send a postcard back from the wilderness"
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Discography

Albums

* ''Farewell to Harmony'' (2007) * ''Spirit Guides'' (2009) * ''

Spectral Dusk ''Spectral Dusk'' is a studio album by Canadian indie folk-rock band Evening Hymns, released in 2013. The album was longlisted for the 2013 Polaris Music Prize The Polaris Music Prize is a music award annually given to the best full-lengt ...

'' (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 ''Friends in Bellwoods'' is a compilation album, released in 2007. It was the first release on Out of This Spark, through a distribution deal with Sonic Unyon Records. The album is named for a house on Bellwoods Avenue in Toronto, shared by two ...

'', "French Toast" (2007) * ''

Friends in Bellwoods II ''Friends in Bellwoods'' is a compilation album, released in 2009 by Out of This Spark as a benefit for Toronto's Daily Bread Food Bank. The album is a sequel to the 2007 compilation ''Friends in Bellwoods''. Where the original album was, in par ...

'', "Cedars" (2009)

Track appearances

"You and Jake", from the 2009 album ''

'', is briefly featured in the 2015 movie ''

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References

External links

Evening Hymns
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