If there’s a common thread spanning Evan Weiss’ career it’s his innate ability to take chances and push the limits of what people perceive Into It. Over It. to be and that forward trajectory continues with his fourth full-length Intersections. The album is the culmination of the long trail of LPs, EPs, cassettes and splits with acclaimed artists like Daniel Johnston and Koji that serve as sonic mile-markers spanning the seemingly endless highway of Weiss’ musical journey.
Fans undoubtedly realize that Weiss has always been an incredibly ambitious artist as evidenced by 2007’s 52 Weeks project which saw him writing, recording and releasing a new song every week or his Twelve Towns series which saw him teaming up with six different artists to release six separate split 7-inches that each highlighted a different city a few years back. Oh and when Over It. aren’t on the road Weiss also plays bass with Polyvinyl Recording artists Their/They’re/There (featuring American Football and Owen’s Mike Kinsella) as well as the pop-punk act Pet Symmetry who are currently signed to Asian Man Records.
His live shows are a must see, be it just him with an acoustic guitar or backed up by a full band. I first met Evan back in 2011 when he was touring with The Swellers. The wonderful people at Ramones Museum decided to book him for one of their free acoustic shows at short notice which was attended by myself and a handful of other people. You can read the review here. I was amazed by Evan’s storytelling and his engagement with the audience. I saw him a couple of times since and I’m glad he’s back for another headliner tour. Into it. Over it. combines the melancholy of Death Cab for Cutie and the straightforward honesty of early Dashboard Confessional. This time, he brings along pop punks Modern Baseball and Tiny Moving Parts.
