Of all the gazillion artists, bands, singers, musicians, writers, etc. that I've met since moving to Nashville there are a few that stand out in my mind as the very first impressionable ones. One band in that handful is Everlife. Actually, when I met these sweeties they were just hitting it big nationally on the Disney circuit.
I remember after getting to know them at our local church, that, not only were they beautiful, sweet, down-to-earth and young - but they were perfectly harmonized. Their trio quality was beyond trained, it was God-given. They sang a capella during one service "Amazing Grace." I had never heard such beautiful voices so perfectly-matched in a live performance, much less in a regular church service. This is truly genetics!
Everlife is composed of three twenty-something sisters - Sarah, Amber and Julia Ross. They grew up in Indiana and Pennsylvania and as early as 1997 knew as tweens that they wanted to go to Nashville and go for the tough-reached music career. The family moved.
Their first album, "Daydream: An Acoustic Album" was released in 2001 with Independent Records, followed by "Lead the Way" in 2003. Their third self-titled album followed closely and amazingly close behind in 2004. Thanks to someone who saw national talent in the making they soon got connected into the popular Disney circuit, home of some of the best young talent in America.
In 2007 the self-titled album was out all over the US with well-known songs like "Look Through Your Eyes," "Find Yourself in You," "I Could Get Used to This" (my favorite), "Real Wild Child" and "Goodbye." Signing with Hollywood Records/Buena Vista Records put their music in top-name Disney movies and got them on huge, sold-out tours with Miley Cyrus (Hannah Montana), The Cheetah Girls and the Jonas Brothers. They now were amazing rock stars!
This talent wasn't Disney-only.......they have been on several world tours, making them international acts and succes stories. In 2009 they released "At the Love Library" followed by "What's Beautiful" in 2010. It's hard to believe that they are old-timers at this at such young ages! Their final CD, "At the End of Everything" was just released and it keeps up with the same lyrical and musical originality of previous albums over their 13 years of recording.
The group wanted to finish with high-quality creating this album so they put together a Kickstarter fund campaign online to raise the needed $25k. Not only did they raise the money, but they surpassed it to over $28k in the time allotted.
"Three Little Girls" is such a fun, cute start to this grand finale. It talks specifically about them and is just as entertaining in words as it is beautiful and fun the listen to. Other outstanding tunes are "Missing You," " Stop Sign," "Love in Rhythm" and "Coming Home." Finally, not to end the CD without some emotion "At the End of Everything" is well-put-together in lyrics, the words fit the changes in notes easily. "Alleluia" is an acapella spiritual finish. Again, these harmonies are second to none!
At the concert they mixed new tunes with old, reminding the full-house event how their talent ranged so well over the years. A fun part of their performance was in-between songs when they shared jokes and stories, laughing and smiling to each other in an appropriate level of not talking too much, which sometimes happens in finales. Memories of past success were remembered by all, but there was nothing more tear-jerking then "Alleluia" with the three girls surrounding the one mike followed by "At the End of Everything."
Do I feel that they truly are the end of this iconic story? No. They could keep going together or separate, but again there is no other act that I feel matches the voice harmony, the sisterly closeness and the pure born talent these three Ross girls will always have.
Love to Everlife evermore, XOxo, Karen
