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Going to a Catholic college I completely understand the idea behind Trey's thinking in naming the band Everyday Sunday. He says that "in high school there were a lot of people who you see at church on Sunday, but they're (also) getting wasted at the parties on Friday night. That didn't make a lot of sense to me. So I guess the idea is living for God and being the same all the time whether you're at school, work, church, or hanging out with your friends on Friday night. Living everyday life like a lot of people do on Sunday…being all out for God every day of the week."
my two cents: I admit when I first listened to the CD I was disappointed because I didn't think it had the same drive as their first CD Stand Up. However, after listening to it a few more time, I would say that my first impression was wrong. The CD is a great combination of "turn up the radio" songs and mellow songs like "Untitled. Anonymous" and "The One." The violin playing on those songs are beautiful and really add to the lyrics. Whatever the CD lacks in sound at times is made up for by the lyrics, which could stand on their own. Overall, good job boys and look forward to your next CD.

~ EMC

Last year saw the debut of Flicker Records rock band Everyday Sunday to minimal support. If I remember correctly, Everyday Sunday was seen as a band that could very well be one of the top bands in the industry if they stretched themselves musically and perfected their craft a little better. Unfortunately, it doesn't seem that the band took to the advice, as their sophomore album, Anthems of the Imperfect, kept on doing everything that was wrong with the first album, only to great proportions. Their sound recalls many bands, such as Seven Places, Seven Day Jesus, Sanctus Real, and many more, which therein lies their biggest problem. I don't listen to anything that they have put out and think: "this is NEW and EXCITING." I've heard it all before. The vocal style, the guitar licks, and even the lyrical topics. Everyday Sunday is a decent enough rock band, and they do what they do well. "Gypsy Girl" and "Untitled Anonymous" are strong enough rock numbers, but don't clearly seperate themselves from other rock songs hitting airwaves today. "The One", which feature Matt Theissen of Relient K, is a highlight on the disc, showing the band in ballad form, and ironically, is piano based. Overall, Everyday Sunday created an album that will surely get lost in the shuffle, instead of taking cues from artists like Sanctus Real or David Crowder Band, who have managed to build on their previous sound and create music that doesn't alienate their current fans and creates new ones all at the same time. Maybe next time, because this album fails on more than one aspect..

 ~Chris