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01 - You'll Hear Better Songs (Than This)
02 - Memphis Tennessee
03 - The D.J.
04 - I'll Be Willing
05 - Driving Home From Butler's
06 - Ave Maria
07 - Make Mine A Small One
08 - Slipping Away
09 - Sail Me High
10 - Days Roll By
11 - Where Did My Life Go
12 - At The End Of The Day
13 - Anach Cuain (Eanach Dhu

Make no mistake, this is an outstanding piece of musicianship and the opening track You'll Hear Better Songs (Than This) is so addictive that it should carry a health warning, particularly Lindley Hamilton's gorgeous trumpet lines. Then there's a wonderful interpretation of Memphis Tennessee with bass, drum, piano and guitar in marvellous jazz club style and Ms McEvoy's voice soaring above, forcing me to listen to this song in a whole new light - which is surely what covering a classic should be about. Most of the tracks are downbeat, chill-out style although there is a nicely timed up-tempo number, Days Roll By, to inject verve at just the right point.

From a songwriter and band at the peak of performance, this is a clever album because even if you don't share the songwriter's inspiration, the musicality is such that you will still find enjoyment in it. It is sparse yet rich, never flashy but always inventive, playing only the notes that are needed to capture the mood of the song. Released in multi-channel surround mix, it sounds fab even on a bog-standard stereo.
BBC Folk Review

Its superb production qualities, drew favourable attention from the audiophile sector (Hi Fi + Magazine Record Of The Year) as one of the first original titles.

'Early Hours' takes McEvoy's music to new heights. Couched now in a mature jazz/blues context, her melodic and sensitive songs - packed as ever with wryly insightful social observation - benefit from first rate performances from McEvoy and her amazing players.

'Early Hours' is all the more sumptuous for the high quality recording at London's Metropolis Studio