Evan Honerhas a lot on his mind.
Fortunately, he has no shortage of creative outlets.
I think the audience appreciates that.
Evan Honer wears the fallout from a relationship on his sleeve throughout ‘Annabelle,’ his new EP.Harrison Hargrave*
I dont have to go through months of convincing a label to release a song.
Hell kick off a headlining tour on Feb. 23 too the largest of his career.
Theres not so many opinions or people telling you what to do, he says.
But its also way more on me to succeed, and thats something Im still trying to balance.
In September, he issued the four-songDifferent LifeEP, before capping the year withAnnabelle.
The five songs on his latest project are personal born of a relationship that did not last.
I want to get closure from that whole part of my life.
Its necessary that these songs are out, but Im so excited to move past these types of songs.
Its about a relationship that Ive written a lot about already, he says of the EP.
And this one is the final five songs to it.
The lyrics reveal a sense of near-dread over the mere idea of meeting an ex at a reunion.
In high school, he got into hip-hop.
Whatever it was with him and his lyrics and melodies, it connected with me, Honer says.
A 2022 audition forAmerican Idolwent badly, but a cover of Childers Jersey Giant went very well.
But the cover also introduced the world to his original songs.
I cannot believe that he was just in my garage recording Mr. Meyers.
I didnt even have a studio then.
I just hung a tent of furniture blankets in my garage and called it a studio.
He goes, This is awesome!
and we just recorded it right then.
Honer closed out 2024 opening for Flores, culminating in a December sold-out show at Nashvilles Ryman Auditorium.
I always have fun onstage, Honer says.
I can say that I gave it my all, and the band put everything into it.
I just want my sound to always be evolving, he says.
Wherever it goes, I want it to sound different.
