2007, The Militia Group
Everybody Else is one of those bands that's not afraid to start a record with a fast-paced track and continue in that direction. It's refreshing, really, to listen to a band so unforgiving in their stylings. This group's musical influences are clearly the forerunners to the conception of their musical escapades, but not to such a point that you could call them a band in the 1960s rock style.
This is an album packed to the brim with synths and distorted guitars, and as a result, this is an unmistakably fun listen. This isn't an album that will make you ponder the vastness of space, and nor does it claim to be able to do such. Everybody Else is a pop rock group that's taken hold of thick harmonies and harnessed them to their advantage — this is seen clearly in tracks like “Makeup,” an infectious tune complete with cowbell, a relaxed guitar line, and a Beach Boys-esque harmony taking over the chorus.
Despite their 1960s influences, though, Everybody Else does create new music with a style that's unmistakably recent, for better or worse. They're not so anachronistic that you'll scratch your head, wondering “How'd they get such clean recordings out of 1966?” No, this band is one of those bands that will proudly shout their influences, but still manages to look past them. This is most evident in the lead vocals, which are in the recent high-but-not-whiny style that so many teens have latched on to.
Overall, though, Everybody Else has created an easily listenable pop album with their self-titled debut. From the opening track to the closing, it consistently delivers a fast-paced pop style unique to Everybody Else.