The band has released four albums, "Eve 6" (1998), "Horrorscope" (2000),It's All In Your Head (2003), and Speak in Code (2012). Two of the band's singles, "Inside Out" and "Here's To the Night", reached the Top 40 in the United States.
Reunited and re-energized, the band returned with a new album called Speak In Code eight years after parting ways in 2004. As the fourth full-length release for Eve 6 and their debut on new label Fearless Records, the album heralds not just a return to form for the threesome, but a new chapter in a book that had ended all too abruptly.
“Overall I'm really proud of it, and I think we're doing right by our fans, who’ve waited a long time for us to make another record. I think we're giving them something they'll enjoy,” says singer/bassist Max Collins. “Once we got in the studio there was a lot of energy. There aren't any filler moments; each song has its purpose. This is the strongest collection of songs we've ever had on one record.”
In many ways, Speak In Code is a work with deep personal significance for Collins, who has weathered his share of personal adversity. The album is a testament to coming out okay on the other side, with friendships still intact, but it’s within the journey that the story truly lies. Whether it’s romantic relationships or dealings with his bandmates, communication—and its barriers—is a central theme underpinning the release.
“In some of the songs frustration is a theme. I was sort of looking at difficult personal relationships with a humorous spin in some places, and with more earnestness in others,” explains Collins. “The title [Speak In Code] is a lyric from ‘Curtain,’ and there was something kind of evocative about it. In that song, I'm referring to being newly sober and just feeling like an open nerve, feeling freaked out, having people and life being sort of overwhelming. It's almost like people are speaking a language you don't understand.”
First single “Victoria” lyrically weaves a tale that draws the listener into a hook-laden, 80‘s-influenced anthem, putting a contemporary spin on the classic Eve 6 sound. “[‘Victoria’] indulges this paranoid what-if fantasy that kind of has a foot in the truth: My wife went on this girls’ vacation to Mexico, and when I was looking through the photos, I saw my imagination start to go, and wrote that song,” Collins recalls. “I'm convinced in my mind that something’s going on that really isn't.”
Far from being just some nefarious nostalgia cash-in, Speak In Code is a genuine example of triumphing over one’s obstacles, both professionally and personally, seven years in the making. Eve 6 say the time rebuilding was essential to regaining their footing, which seems more solid in 2012 than ever. "In a lot of ways, the years leading up to this album release was a bit of a ‘paying our dues’ situation. We certainly had to earn the right to have this opportunity again,” says Fagenson. “This time around I think we realized just how hard it is to really get a rock band going and just when you think you're near the finish line you realize there's another hundred miles to go. But all that work and time simply strengthened our belief in what we were doing, and it was a crucial aspect of our development. It really taught us about stick-with-it-ness and perseverance."
"The time we spent apart really made us appreciate what we have in each other. It's a chemistry you can't manufacture,” adds Collins. “We literally grew up playing music together. The bond that we have as a result of so much shared experience infuses the sound of the band."
With Speak In Code slated for an April 24th release, the band is gearing up for their much-awaited reintroduction to fans. Now part of the Fearless Records family, it’s a guarantee Eve 6’s music will reach a wide, eager audience of potential devotees, and a full slate of touring behind the release is slated for 2012. Diehards who caught the band live in prior years will undoubtedly be thrilled to see the trio once again on stage, but it will be a somewhat older, definitely wiser group that greets them. According to Collins, it’s all good.
“We’re looking forward to playing new songs, and reconnecting to the fans with new material,” says Collins. “I feel this profound gratitude to the other two guys in my band. We've been through a lot—we've had the mountaintop moments and the Death Valley moments—and we're still here today, we all get along, and we made this thing together. It's almost miraculous, to me. There's this convergence that goes on for something that's bigger than the sum of its parts, and that's such a joyful, cool fucking thing.”
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Showerhead
EVE 6 Lyrics
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Is it some sick sign of affection?
Violated and singed with deceit
Disgust from my head to my hands to my feet
Your face, it gives a foul taste
Whether smiling, crying or denying
I see your motives
and you're charged with fraud by me
{Chorus}
I loved you while he was in you in the shower
Did (in joy and ecstacy) your eyes begin to water?
And if I may stop by when you're living in the next town
Ten years down the road
A good time for a dime and a crushed cigarette
Making bets with your body on the avenue
Look into my eyes you say
And you'll see nothing but sincerity
Almost as if you've got some hope that you'll enlighten me
You're a head case story
{Chorus}
Just trust me you said
Just trust me you said
Just trust me you said!
Just trust me you said!!!
{Chorus}
The lyrics to EVE 6's song Showerhead depict a relationship filled with deceit and betrayal. The opening lines reference a "cheap shot hocked straight to the ear drum" which suggests the singer has been hurt emotionally. It's unclear whether this violation is a result of physical or emotional abuse, but the lyrics suggest it's a sign of affection in some twisted way. The singer feels disgusted and violated, noting that the deceitful behavior extends from "my head to my hands to my feet." The second verse continues this theme, describing the subject's face as giving "a foul taste" and calling them out for their motives.
The chorus takes a dark turn, with the singer confessing that they loved the subject while they were having sex with someone else in the shower. The imagery is graphic, with the suggestion that the person's "eyes begin to water" due to the pleasure they are feeling. The final verse is a conversation between the singer and the subject, with the subject insisting that the singer trust them. The repeated use of "just trust me" suggests that they are trying to manipulate the singer into believing them, despite their clear history of deceit.
Overall, the lyrics to Showerhead are dark and disturbing. The use of violent imagery and graphic sexual content paints a picture of a toxic and abusive relationship. The singer's repeated insistence that the subject is a fraud and their complete lack of trust in them suggests that they have been hurt deeply in the past and are struggling to move on.
Line by Line Meaning
Cheap shot hocked straight to the ear drum
Did you think sending me an insulting message would make me want to hear you out?
Is it some sick sign of affection?
Do you consider being cruel to me a way of showing love?
Violated and singed with deceit
I feel violated and hurt by your lies and deception.
Disgust from my head to my hands to my feet
Your actions make me feel disgusted all over my body.
Your face, it gives a foul taste
Seeing you in any state, happy or upset, only leaves me with bitter feelings.
Whether smiling, crying or denying
Your every expression only adds insult to injury.
I see your motives
I can see through you and your intentions.
And you're charged with fraud by me
I accuse you of deception and wrongdoings.
So take the hint and leave
It's best if you get the message and go away from my life.
I loved you while he was in you in the shower
Did you feel any emotion or connection when you were physically intimate with someone else while we were still together?
Did (in joy and ecstacy) your eyes begin to water?
Did you feel a sense of bliss and happiness or was it just physical pleasure?
And if I may stop by when you're living in the next town
Just in case we cross paths again in the future, will you look at me differently?
Ten years down the road
Years from now, if I see you again, will things have changed?
A good time for a dime and a crushed cigarette
In a hypothetical situation where we reconnect, would it just be for a casual or physical relationship?
Making bets with your body on the avenue
Do you see yourself as an object, worth only as much as someone else is willing to bet or pay?
Look into my eyes you say
You try to convince me with your gaze.
And you'll see nothing but sincerity
You want me to believe you're telling the truth with your words.
Almost as if you've got some hope that you'll enlighten me
You seem hopeful that you can change my opinion or thoughts.
You're a head case story
Your behavior is outrageous and difficult to understand.
Just trust me you said
You keep asking me to blindly trust you, despite your previous lies and wrongdoings.
Just trust me you said!
You keep insisting that I should trust you completely.
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: JON SIEBELS, MAX COLLINS, TONY FAGENSON
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