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,"Evening Hymns — Spirit Guides"
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The D'Urbervilles Matters was a Canadian indie rock band from Guelph, Ontario. The band consisted of Tim Bruton (guitar/synth), Kyle Donnelly (bass), John O'Regan (lead vocals/guitar/keyboard) and Greg Santilly (drums). They played rock music that had elements of ...

and Forest City Lovers.

History

A native of Orono, Ontario,"Evening Hymns' sonic bloom"
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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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"Canadian drama Drifting Snow finds brutal beauty in Prince Edward County"
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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 ''Heavy Nights'' is the fourth studio album by Canadian indie rock band Evening Hymns. It was released on June 26, 2020 under Shuffling Feet Records. Singles On April 10, 2020, Evening Hymns released the first single for the album, "I Can Only Be ...

'' (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 ...

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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 '' Aloha (2015 film)''.

References

External links

Evening Hymns
{{DEFAULTSORT:Evening Hymns Musical groups established in 2007 Canadian indie rock groups Canadian folk rock groups Musical collectives Musical groups from Toronto 2007 establishments in Ontario Canadian indie folk groups