Everybody Else – Self titled Review
Everybody Else was recommended to me by a friend (if you’re wondering – by a girl as that seems as if most of their fanbase are chicks).
I originally listened to “Rich Girls, Poor Girls” which was alright but not spectacular. But me being me decided to check out their myspace and found their whole album being streamed. It surprised me how good their stuff was.
FYI, Everybody Else is named after The Kinks (arguably one of my favorite older bands) B-side and they just do a great job of making some addictive pop rock songs. Out of Los Angeles, California their myspace profile has an impressive but 330,000 profile views BUT to me they are almost unheard of with very little blogs talking about them and not even a wikipedia article.
Getting this album proved more difficult as I wished to review this album while providing some mp3s. I couldn’t use Itunes because it was a US-only store and Canadian can’t use PayPal. The Militia Group’s (not deserving of a link!) page when accessed from the front page does not allow you to buy the album. I was about to give up the search but luckily I realized you could buy the album from the home page after clicking on the album from there (confusing). Either way I got no response from their press contact. One thing for sure though, when you see a myspace of 330k hits you have to think something is wrong with how this band is marketed. Without many blogs blogging about them and limited internet exposure you’d have to say there has been a strong word of mouth promotion going on here.
Anyway when most people hear the word pop, I think they ultimately dismiss it which is bit of a paradox as people are supposed to like it. In my opinion, Everybody Else is similar to Ok Go with music style (maybe not the “gayness” that Kevin hates). This music is addictive but with a good singer and addictive hooks and overall something that you can get you singing along and/or dancing. Being a relative unknown, this band deserves a lot more praise and Everybody Else’s album is solid and has been reviewed quite favorably by AbsolutePunk, and Sputnik Music. Personally despite “pop” not being cool it’s a great album and I give it a 4.5 out of 5 and worth my money to buy it. Even if they ever get popular, they’ll still be a guilty pleasure.
They’ve got some pretty good tracks on here, my favorite is Meat Market followed by Makeup but there are many more that I like.
Meat Market by Everybody Else
Makeup by Everybody Else
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