Pregled posta

With time comes age, and with age, maturity. While the quintet known as
Nevertheless may have the median age of 23, the band has already been playing
together for 6 years, after forming during high school in the area
surrounding Chattanooga, Tennessee. When college threatened to split up the
act, the desire to create music won out, leading to the creation of
Neverthelesss debut album, Live Like Were Alive (9/19/06), which contains
the hits The Real and Live Like Were Alive. With a pop rock sound
abounding, the albums songs naturally led to powerful performances rife with
energy. During live performances, however, the band began to take notice of
the moments that seemed to connect with people on more of a heart-level; the
kind of emotionally-charged moments that one rarely forgets.

During our shows, we always used the introspective, slower songs, Lover
and OChild, as a transition from the more accelerated, upbeat songs,
shares lead singer Joshua Pearson. Not to take away from our louder, faster
songs, because we love to rock out, but people would always get real quiet,
and it was at that point in the night that we were able to really show a
deeper level of our hearts.

Blame it on audience reaction or simply becoming older, but Nevertheless
really wants to be completely honest, open and real. To prove it, they wrote
and recorded In The Making... (9/16/08).

Produced by Rob Hawkins (Fireflight, Jackson Waters), the album pushed the
bands boundaries by delivering the unpredictable. We took our time to think
about what we really wanted to say with our next album, explains guitarist
AJ Cheek. We asked ourselves, What can we do to really touch peoples
lives, and not only make them think, but make ourselves think as well

Ultimately, they found an answer by clothing In The Making... with
emotionally-laced lyrics and the predominant use of piano - an instrument
that played an important part of Neverthelesss sound during its independent
days. We feel like its a lot easier to just write heavy songs than it is to
sincerely express a message. A piano has a way of really capturing a
listener, and we find that it brings out emotions better than a guitar. says
Cheek. We intentionally sought to progress in how our record would sound
this time. Its not a complete departure from the last records sound, but
more an accent of it, with a bit more depth of emotion.

While haunted by the memories of learning how to first play music on his
fathers beat-up, out of tune piano at the age of 11, Cheek claims that
recruiting the instrument for the album was natural and logical. Since In The
Making... features the keys on over half the songs, its no surprise that
this album showcases a clout of emotion.

No longer in the same vein as Jimmy Eat World or Cartel, Neverthelesss
second album skews toward the likes of Copeland, Switchfoot, and Mae.

I would say the biggest difference, lyrically, is that we pulled even more
from our own experiences on In the Making..., shares lead singer, Joshua
Pearson. On this record, every single song has at least a few lines that hit
very close to home. An example would be (first radio single) Sleeping In,
which was written from a place of insecurity, which I believe to be one of my
ugliest opponents, from time to time. And by highlighting such personal
perspectives, In The Making... reeks of raw honesty and thus is the best tool
to express its message.

Accepting that the band is young, yet strongly evolving, is the key
inspiration for the album title. Pearson explains. We titled the record In
The Making... for two different reasons. First of all, we believe that every
single day we are still in the making of becoming the kind of people that God
wants us to be. This record is written from personal experiences that we know
many people deal with in their everyday life. Every pain and trial, along
with every good thing in our lives, pushes us in that direction, and we hope
the lyrics convey that point. Second, Nevertheless, as a band, is still in
the making of becoming who we want to be. We are constantly learning who we
are musically, and as people. This album is a reflection of this point in our
lives.

An example of growth is the fact that, by September 2008, four out of the
five Nevertheless band members will be married. One song on the album,
Augustine, was inspired by Joshua Pearsons engagement story, which took
place in St. Augustine, Florida. With Augustine, Im not trying to make
some grandeur statement about the meaning of life, admits Pearson. I just
want to paint a picture about an important aspect of life that others can
identify with. Marriage definitely changes ones whole perspective. Every day
I am learning more about love, and it most certainly influences the lyrics.

And while showing heart and expressing hope may not be new to Neverthelesss
lyrics, In The Making... is a different and more accessible approach of
expression.

The goal for our music is to provide hope and inspire a desire to experience
Gods glory, says Cheek. I hope people can learn from our songs that no
matter what they are going through, and if they dont know where to turn,
just know that there is always hope through Jesus.

Pearson adds, I believe that we are called to write about both the light
that shines in the darkness, and about the darkness that does not understand
it. I believe that honesty always breaks down walls. Healing begins when we
are able to, first of all, be honest before God. Secondly, be honest and
vulnerable with one another. I hope that our songs reflect this idea, and
that, when people listen to Nevertheless, they get a sense that God loves
them, and wants to talk to them.

The beauty, love and awe-inspiring mystery that faith in God brings, even
when it seems to make no sense at all, is where the oft-asked-about band name
originates. Luke, chapter 5, explains. When Jesus had stopped speaking, He
said to Simon, Launch out into the deep and let down your nets for a catch.
But Simon answered and said to Him, Master, we have toiled all night and
caught nothing; nevertheless at Your word, I will let down the net. And when
they had done this, they caught a great number of fish, and their net was
breaking.