Everett Young
Label: Aardvark Records Ltd
Artists Genre: Pop
Atlanta born solo artist Everett Young creates songs
that are beguilingly organic. The layers slide so
comfortably around each other that the tracks
themselves appear deceptively simple. He composes the
kind of music where something new is heard every time
it's listened to. It's the hallmark of a confident
craftsman.
Young has a dynamic, clear voice which is equally
matched by superior song arrangement and memorable
lyrics. His strong vocal style is filled with
phrasing and colour. The hooks are natural and
effective. His guitar rifts have a distinctive deep
fried Southern American flavour. The entire ensemble
of musicians is top of their game. It all comes
together in a way where no one thing sticks out above
any other.
Writing big-production moody, countrified pop songs is
a natural process for Young. His ability to marry big
commercial sounds with haunting orchestral productions
and ultra-singable melodies is the mark of experience.
In the last four years Young has produced and
engineered albums for several artists, including
Atlanta band The Sightseers and Tallahassee's Satori
Bomb. Young also produced a beautiful, Nick
Drake-esque album by the late Laura Pooley. A song
Young co-wrote with Pooley appears on "The Ground".
Since completing "The Ground", Young has written a
dramatic and melancholy string arrangement, calling to
mind the unmistakably international sound of the 1960s
James Bond soundtracks of John Barry, for a song on
the forthcoming project by Steven Satterfield,
formerly of Atlanta’s indie-pop band Seely.
"The Ground" is Young's second solo LP. It is the
product of over a decade working as a musician,
producer and singer. He isn't just telling stories in
his tracks – he's selling the whoe shebang. You know
he's been there. Where others bludgeon listeners with
the downside of life, Young handles similar themes
with a deft and light touch. It's all down to his wry
humour. The humour and the delivery are some of the
basic factors which make his tracks so catchy,
engaging and enjoyable.
Young has always enjoyed more success in the UK and
Europe than he has in his native America. "The
Ground" is set to see that change. With a current
malaise with cloned nu-metal sounds, more homespun
rock is making something of a comeback. Young has
timed his release to perfection.
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