title: Eveningland
text: # Eveningland
  
  Professional ratings :
  
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  | AllMusic | |
  | Pitchfork | 8.1/10 |
  
  Eveningland is the second album by indie folk group Hem. It was released on Rounder Records after a delay caused by the folding of the DreamWorks music division. The album features a cover of Johnny Cash's famous song "Jackson," as well as more orchestral arrangements, a change from the sometimes-stark instrumentation of their previous album, Rabbit Songs.
  
  The album features backing vocal contributions from multi-instrumentalist Dawn Landes on a number of songs, and singer-songwriter Josh Rouse on "Carry Me Home."
  
  "Pacific Street" was used in a season 3 episode of Everwood.
  
  ## Track listing
  
  All songs written by Dan Messé, except where noted.
  
  * "The Fire Thief" - 4:07
  * "Lucky" (Messé, Gary Maurer) - 3:49
  * "Receiver" - 4:06
  * "Redwing" - 4:14
  * "My Father’s Waltz" - 2:10
  * "Hollow" (Steve Curtis) - 3:54
  * "A-Hunting We Will Go" (Messé, Curtis) - 4:17
  * "An Easy One" (Messé, Maurer) - 3:10
  * "Strays" - 3:51
  * "Cincinnati Traveler" (Curtis) - 1:02
  * "Jackson" (Billy Edd Wheeler, Jerry Leiber) - 3:32
  * "Dance with Me" (Curtis) - 3:04
  * "The Beautiful Sea" - 2:37
  * "Eveningland" - 1:01
  * "Pacific Street" - 3:10
  * "Carry Me Home" - 5:15
  
  ## Personnel
  
  * Sally Ellyson - vocals
  * Dan Messé - piano, accordion, glockenspiel
  * Gary Maurer - guitar, mandolin
  * Steve Curtis - guitar, mandolin, banjo, back-up vocals
  * Catherine Popper - double bass, back-up vocals
  * Mark Brotter - drums
  * Bob Hoffnar - pedal steel guitar
  * Heather Zimmerman - violin
  * Greg Pliska - orchestration
  