Kristin Evegård (2,630 views)

[BassSquared]

Kristin Evegård
Vocal Range: D3 - E6
Associated Acts: Diablo Swing Orchestra (2014-present)

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{Vocal Summary}As frontwoman and keyboardist of noted Swedish genre-breakers Diablo Swing Orchestra since 2014, Kristin Evegård's entry into the band was somewhat polarizing among the band's fanbase. A relatively unknown singer that DSO found by chance on YouTube, Evegård's vocal style is completely different from that of her predecessor, Annlouice Lögdlund. In contrast to Lögdlund's operatic excesses, Evegård sings in an agile, chirpy, yet relatively grounded style influenced by art-pop pioneers such as Tori Amos and Kate Bush. Though still a somewhat high-placed singer in the grand scheme of things, her low range is far stronger and better explored than Lögdlund's ever was. Her versatility complements the band's eclectic music well, able to go from smooth jazzy ballads to avant-garde histrionics and even imitate Lögdlund's operatic high notes in live performances. A bit of a jack-of-all-trades compared to her more specialized predecessor, but one that fits her band like a glove.
Written by BassSquared.

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{Album Ranges}
Time is Just a Matter of Time (2011): F3 - F5

Pacifisticuffs (2017): E3 - D6
Swagger and Stroll Down the Rabbit Hole (2021): D3 - E6

Significant High Notes:

E6 ("Out Came the Hummingbirds", "Ricerca Dell'anima" live Moscow 2015)
D6 ("Superhero Jagganath")
C♯6 ("Balrog Boogie" live Moscow 2015, "A Tap Dancer's Dilemma" live Moscow 2015)
C6 ("Voodoo Mon Amour" live Moscow 2015)
B5 ("Vodka Inferno" live Moscow 2015)
A5 ("Balrog Boogie" live Moscow 2015, "Jigsaw Hustle", "Superhero Jagganath", "A Tap Dancer's Dilemma" live Moscow 2015, "War Painted Valentine")
G♯5 ("Bedlam Sticks" live Moscow 2015)
G5 ("Knucklehugs (Arm Yourselves With Love)", "Mass Rapture" live Moscow 2015, "The Sound of an Unconditional Surrender", "Voodoo Mon Amour" live Moscow 2015)
F♯5 ("Balrog Boogie" live Moscow 2015, "Ricerca Dell'anima" live Moscow 2015, "Vodka Inferno" live Moscow 2015)
F5 ("Hush", "Jigsaw Hustle")
E5 ("Black Box Messiah" live Moscow 2015, "Celebremos Lo Inevitable", "Days Like These" live Båten 2013, "Fly High" live Båten 2013, "Infralove" live Moscow 2015, "Jigsaw Hustle", "Lucy Fears the Morning Star" live Moscow 2015, "Ode to the Innocent", "Ricerca Dell'anima" live Moscow 2015, "Snake Oil Baptism", "The Sound of an Unconditional Surrender", "Vodka Inferno" live Moscow 2015)
E♭5 ("Bedlam Sticks" live Moscow 2015, "Hush" live Karlstad 2011, "Infralove" live Moscow 2015, "Karma Bonfire", "Kevlar Sweethearts" live Moscow 2015, "Knucklehugs (Arm Yourselves With Love)", "Lady Clandestine Chainbreaker", "Let Your Loss Be Your Lesson", "Lucy Fears the Morning Star" live Moscow 2015, "New World Widows" live Moscow 2015, "Overture to a Ceasefire", "Wuthering Heights" live Fotografiska 2013)
D5 ("The Age of Vulture Culture", "Celebremos Lo Inevitable", "A Cliché", "Guerilla Laments" live Moscow 2015, "Honey Trap Aftermath" live Moscow 2015, "Hush", "New World Widows" live Moscow 2015, "Overture to a Ceasefire", "Out Came the Hummingbirds", "Snake Oil Baptism", "Superhero Jagganath", "A Tap Dancer's Dilemma" live Moscow 2015, "Wuthering Heights" live Fotografiska 2013)
C♯5 ("Guerilla Laments" live Moscow 2015, "Les Invulnérables", "Like Nobody Else", "När du" live Båten 2013)
C5 ("The Age of Vulture Culture", "Born Under a Bad Sign", "Bulletproof", "Climbing the Eyewall", "Days Like These" live Båten 2013, "Interruption", "Kevlar Sweethearts" live Moscow 2015, "Lady Clandestine Chainbreaker", "Les Invulnérables", "Morgontrött", "No Answer", "Ode to the Innocent", "Out Came the Hummingbirds", "The Sound of an Unconditional Surrender")

Significant Low Notes:

A3 ("Born Under a Bad Sign", "Bulletproof", "A Cliché", "Days Like These" live Båten 2013, "Heart of Gold" live Borgvik 2012, "Hush", "Jigsaw Hustle", "Krig och fred", "Les Invulnérables", "Like Nobody Else", "Lucy Fears the Morning Star" live Moscow 2015, "Mass Rapture" live Moscow 2015, "New World Widows" live Moscow 2015, "Ode to the Innocent", "Om jag bara", "Out Came the Hummingbirds", "Saluting the Reckoning", "The Sound of an Unconditional Surrender", "Unanswered")
G♯3 ("Let Your Loss Be Your Lesson", "Unanswered")
G3 ("Born Under a Bad Sign", "Bulletproof", "Celebremos Lo Inevitable", "Days Like These" live Båten 2013, "For Real", "Fly High" live Båten 2013, "Hush", "I'm Tore Down", "Krig och fred", "Les Invulnérables", "När du" live Båten 2013, "New World Widows" live Moscow 2015, "No Answer", "Overture to a Ceasefire", "Superhero Jagganath", "War Painted Valentine")
F♯3 ("The Age of Vulture Culture", "Heart of Gold" live Borgvik 2012, "Hush" live Karlstad 2011, "Om jag bara" live 2012, "Unanswered" live Borgvik 2012, "Wuthering Heights" live Fotografiska 2013)
F3 ("Celebremos Lo Inevitable", "Interruption", "Lady Clandestine Chainbreaker", "Morgontrött", "Twice")
E3 ("The Age of Vulture Culture", "Infralove" live Moscow 2015, "Ode to the Innocent", "Out Came the Hummingbirds")
E♭3 ("Infralove" live Moscow 2015)
D3 ("New World Widows" live Moscow 2015, "Overture to a Ceasefire")

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{Questionable Notes}
C6 "Mass Rapture" live Moscow 2015 [2]

C♯3 "Lady Clandestine Chainbreaker" [3]
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[1] marks yelps and short trills in high range or anacrusis and short dips in low range.
[2] marks notes of questionable identity that cannot be confirmed to be the singer in question.
[3] marks non-melodic notes that don't have a significant enough pitch to warrant inclusion.
[4] marks notes that possess uncertain pitch or have been pitch-shifted.
[5] marks notes that do not fit the previous criteria but are not of a substantial enough quality to warrant counting towards the singer's range.

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Blue marks whistle notes.
Green marks heavily distorted notes.
Underlines mark notes that are obscured in the song mix.
Italics mark non-melodic notes.
Boldface marks notes that are considered to be particularly notable examples of this person's vocal capabilities.

[Henny Macc]

I see you already got the new notes from "Celebremos Lo Inevitable" added to the OP, but I just wanted to chime in to say that I was very impressed to hear how natural and seamless Kristin sounds singing in Spanish! This song was definitely an ambitious endeavor for a Swedish band that primarily sings in English (though I guess they technically have also sung in Latin and I think Japanese on other songs), because they not only were writing the lyrics in a different language, but you can tell they were deliberately composing the music in a way that would suit that language, while also appointing Kristin with the task of singing those lyrics in a properly expressive and performative way. However, with that as the task they were up against, I'd say they just about nailed it! I really love how this band always keeps us on our toes with what they're gonna throw at us next.

[Henny Macc]

Here's another new one! Lots of C5s, E5s, and some G3s are what I'm hearing in this one. Some parts are a little hard to tell about, because there's clearly some pitch-shifting going on at times, but I'm certain of at least that much.

Definitely a cool crossover from DSO's usual swing metal sound into electroswing for a change. It suits them so naturally (and I guess I've just gotten so used to them trying basically any genre) that it took me a few minutes of listening to even realize that it was something I hadn't heard them do before!

[Henny Macc]

Kinda surprised you didn't mark the E6 from "Out Came the Hummingbirds" as blue:


Also man, that final sustained B4 from "Overture to a Ceasefire" is like, *almost* enough to justify extending her highs down to B4 imo. I'd definitely consider that a bold note for her if we were listing anything for that pitch.