EVERYONE EVERYWHERE – S/T

The debut of the new self-titled album by Everyone Everywhere is a pulsating tingle of sooth and electricity. Oftentimes harkening back to what sounds like the roots of early Death Cab for Cutie and then occasionally popping some mid-‘90s geek rock into the mix with their adolescent lyrics and fuzzy guitars, Everyone Everywhere is one of those indie gems that can be blamed for starting a trend.

Sounding a lot like The Promise Ring, Piebald, and Braid, it is another album chockfull of high school adrenaline that carries out through the opening into the trailing off of the closing seconds. A well executed rhythm and nicely placed guitar effects do a lot for this arguably simple record and it works like it was planned that way. In fact, I think it was.

“Tiny Planet” is a charismatic track that hooks you in with its opening riff and once the natural vocals collide with the music, it’s an ambient ride throughout the rest of the album.

The record cuts it up just right for those nostalgic of the ‘90s beginnings of emo rock before it was bastardized by the influences of pop culture. It is, however, a pick-and-choose album where some songs make the grade far above a couple below par tracks thrown into the mix for time’s sake. Put that aside and you’ve got a fair album here that, aside from some off-color titles, makes for a nice, clean listen.

(Tiny Engines, PO Box 12268, Charlotte, NC 28220)