The Everyday Losers
Reggie recently put us onto The Everyday Losers, an alternative hard rock band from Washington hammering out tracks influenced by the likes of Nirvana, Alice In Chains, Silverchair, Seether and Bush. Having been chosen from 380 entries to compete in Q95 and Jack Daniels ‘Indy’s Next Big Thing’, the band seem to be going from strength to strength already, building a name for themselves and getting their music out there. Already scheduled to play Rockapalooza alongside the likes of Puddle Of Mudd and Saliva, we were sent their EP Social Paradise to check out, so I hit play to see what was going on!
As Hate You gets things going we’re smashed in the face with an immediate reminder of what made grunge orientated rock music so popular, immediately starting on a note which is going to pull everyone in and get them listening. Sounding incredible accomplished from the word go, the influences of the band are immediately clear as we’re presented with a track which will get you singing along, joining in and wanting more and more. Describing the sound I’d be inclined to say a hybrid of Goo Goo Dolls, Seether, Silverchair and something heavier, maybe a touch of Trust Company to the mix in the catchiness of the chorus we’re shown, in short presenting us with a starting track which is sure to make you want more. Queen Of The World continues this approach straight away, throwing us into the sort of mix which you know is going to sound awesome on the live scene. Powerful yet full of melody and accessibility, this second track continues the progression of the EP, continuing to push the bar higher and higher for the band and standing them out as an act we should all be looking out for moving forwards.
Pins is one of my personal favourites off of the EP, opening much slower and presenting us with more of a ballad approach, showing off the melodic and softer side of the band from the off. Combining the melodic guitar lines with soft vocals, the mix almost grows around us here, urging you to crank the volume up and once again, getting us singing along from the word go. The emotional edge of this track adds further to the power of it, turning it from something relatively simple into something bigger, more powerful, and quite simply, more spectacular. It’s a shock then when Here We Are Now comes in to take the lead, returning us to the hard hitting roots of the band and offering up another hammering melee of distorted guitar lines and pounding rhythms. Despite the return to this heavy approach, there’s still a serious degree of melody thrown into the mix here, showing off the bands ability to combine the two approaches to create tracks which are heavy enough to satisfy that craving, but accessible enough to pull in the mass appeal as well.
Farrah 22 shows off yet another side to the band, opening with an intro straight out of the Iron Maiden hand book before launching into an upbeat mix of hammering guitar lines, pounding drums and rumbling bass. More punk orientated than a lot of the earlier tracks, this one holds a different feel to things, the sort of thing which will get pits moving, crowds jumping and a reputation built on the live scene. Catchy throughout, this is a live anthem in the waiting, and another track which I really want to see performed, we just need to get them over here to gig!! It’s only then left to Let Me Die to close the EP for us, finishing things on a darker note which leans towards The Exies or Bad Religion in someways, but in others still manages to let us know we’re listening to The Everyday Losers. Slower to fully accentuate the power of the track, this final moment on the EP leaves things on a high, finishes as it began and will leave you wanting more – so get on and record another album guys!
The Everyday Losers are one of those bands that you come across from time to time and remember them forever, the sort of band that becomes your favourite band after only hearing them once. It’s incredible that they’ve crammed so much into their short career so far but I think there’s a lot more to come from these guys, definitely a band we need to be keeping an eye out for, and a band I want to see hitting the UK for a tour sometime soon!
To find out more about The Everyday Losers, check out their Facebook page HERE.
Words: Dave Nicholls
As Hate You gets things going we’re smashed in the face with an immediate reminder of what made grunge orientated rock music so popular, immediately starting on a note which is going to pull everyone in and get them listening. Sounding incredible accomplished from the word go, the influences of the band are immediately clear as we’re presented with a track which will get you singing along, joining in and wanting more and more. Describing the sound I’d be inclined to say a hybrid of Goo Goo Dolls, Seether, Silverchair and something heavier, maybe a touch of Trust Company to the mix in the catchiness of the chorus we’re shown, in short presenting us with a starting track which is sure to make you want more. Queen Of The World continues this approach straight away, throwing us into the sort of mix which you know is going to sound awesome on the live scene. Powerful yet full of melody and accessibility, this second track continues the progression of the EP, continuing to push the bar higher and higher for the band and standing them out as an act we should all be looking out for moving forwards.
Pins is one of my personal favourites off of the EP, opening much slower and presenting us with more of a ballad approach, showing off the melodic and softer side of the band from the off. Combining the melodic guitar lines with soft vocals, the mix almost grows around us here, urging you to crank the volume up and once again, getting us singing along from the word go. The emotional edge of this track adds further to the power of it, turning it from something relatively simple into something bigger, more powerful, and quite simply, more spectacular. It’s a shock then when Here We Are Now comes in to take the lead, returning us to the hard hitting roots of the band and offering up another hammering melee of distorted guitar lines and pounding rhythms. Despite the return to this heavy approach, there’s still a serious degree of melody thrown into the mix here, showing off the bands ability to combine the two approaches to create tracks which are heavy enough to satisfy that craving, but accessible enough to pull in the mass appeal as well.
Farrah 22 shows off yet another side to the band, opening with an intro straight out of the Iron Maiden hand book before launching into an upbeat mix of hammering guitar lines, pounding drums and rumbling bass. More punk orientated than a lot of the earlier tracks, this one holds a different feel to things, the sort of thing which will get pits moving, crowds jumping and a reputation built on the live scene. Catchy throughout, this is a live anthem in the waiting, and another track which I really want to see performed, we just need to get them over here to gig!! It’s only then left to Let Me Die to close the EP for us, finishing things on a darker note which leans towards The Exies or Bad Religion in someways, but in others still manages to let us know we’re listening to The Everyday Losers. Slower to fully accentuate the power of the track, this final moment on the EP leaves things on a high, finishes as it began and will leave you wanting more – so get on and record another album guys!
The Everyday Losers are one of those bands that you come across from time to time and remember them forever, the sort of band that becomes your favourite band after only hearing them once. It’s incredible that they’ve crammed so much into their short career so far but I think there’s a lot more to come from these guys, definitely a band we need to be keeping an eye out for, and a band I want to see hitting the UK for a tour sometime soon!
To find out more about The Everyday Losers, check out their Facebook page HERE.
Words: Dave Nicholls