Raised on
Tony Visconti-era
David Bowie (as a teenager, drummer John Melville was even in a Detroit band that had four tracks produced by
Mick Ronson) as well as
Iggy Pop and
Lou Reed,
the Everyothers mix their influences into decidedly contemporary rock music that just happens to sound like it was produced in the '70s.
The New York City-based group, made up of guitarist and vocalist
Owen McCarthy, guitarist Joel B. Cannon, bassist Ben Toro, and Melville, honed their glammed-up arena rock style touring with bands like
Longwave,
the Damnwells and New Zealand's Two Lane Blacktop.
In 2003, they released their self-titled debut on Hautlab. The record, heralded by the British press as
the Strokes doing
Ziggy Stardust, indeed takes the catchy rock grit of
the Strokes, but plays it with more bombast, energy, and a flair for the dramatic. Three years later, after a move to Kill Rock Stars, The Everyothers released a 5-song EP entitled Pink Sticky Lies. ~ Charles Spano