Everest (band)

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Everest
Origin Los Angeles, California
Genres Rock, alternative rock, indie rock, folk rock, alternative country
Years active2007–present
LabelsVapor Records, Warner Brothers, ATO, MapleMusic (Canada)
Members Russell Pollard
Joel Graves
Elijah Thomson
Dan Bailey
Past membersJason Soda
Davey Latter
Rob Douglas
Aaron Lee Tasjan
Derek Brown
Kyle Crane, Byron Reynolds, Richard Gowen
Website everestband.com

Everest is a rock band from Los Angeles, California and Nashville, Tennessee, which consists of Russell Pollard (vocals, guitar, drums), Joel Graves (guitar, keyboards, vocals), Elijah Thomson (bass, vocals), and Dan Bailey (drums). The band released three acclaimed full length albums respectively on Neil Young and Elliot Robertss' Vapor Records, Warner Brothers Records and ATO Records. The group toured extensively in the United States, Canada, Mexico and Europe with artists such as Neil Young, Wilco, My Morning Jacket, Death Cab for Cutie, Hayden, Minus the Bear and Young the Giant and more. The band performed on live national television broadcasts including Late Night with Conan O'Brien ("Rebels In The Roses", 2009), Late Night with Jimmy Fallon ("Let Go", 2010), Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson ("Let Go", 2011), and The Late Show With David Letterman ("Into The Grey", 2013).

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History

Everest EP and Ghost Notes (2007–2008)

In an interview with CityBeat , bassist Elijah Thomson explained the origin of band name: "Russ and Jason had named their studio Everest Recordings because of a pack of cigarettes that Geoff Emerick had. He was an engineer on a lot of the Beatles stuff and supposedly Abbey Road was originally going to be named Everest and they were going to do a photo shoot in Nepal. It became a logistical nightmare and, as the legend goes, Paul or somebody said, "Let’s shoot a picture out front and be done with it." So the name Everest has significance to them, however it is sort of a common thing for something to be named. It is hard to Google something like that. That is something you have to think about nowadays and maybe it gets lost in the shuffle a little bit." [1]

The first record released by the band was the Everest EP, recorded at New Monkey Studio in the San Fernando Valley, California. It features the original Everest lineup with Rob Douglas on bass and Davey Latter on drums. Two of three songs from the EP were later featured on Everest's first full-length album. [2]

The band's debut album, Ghost Notes, was recorded over a two-week period in August 2007 at New Monkey Studio. The album was produced, engineered and mixed by Foo Fighters producer Mike Terry. It was released in May 2008 through Vapor Records, a label owned by Neil Young. [3]

On Approach (2010)

Everest's second album, titled On Approach, was recorded in a Cotati, California studio called Prairie Sun, which is a converted ex-chicken farm, with some additional recordings done at New Monkey Studio. [2] It was produced by the band, engineered by Fritz Michaud, and mixed by Rob Schnapf at Sonora Recorders, Los Angeles. The album was released in May 2010 through Vapor Records and Warner Bros. Records.

Ownerless (2011–present)

In the beginning of 2011, the band was freed from a deal with Warner Bros. Records. Still slightly road-weary from touring to promote On Approach, they decided to regroup for their next album and teamed up with Richard Swift at National Freedom studios in Cottage Grove, Oregon. After several weeks of recording, the band returned to Los Angeles to work with producer Rob Schnapf, known for his work with Beck and Elliott Smith, to produce additional recording sessions for the record. The album was released on 26 June 2012 through ATO Records.

"This feels like the first real Everest record," said Russell Pollard about the album. "It’s the natural result of years of touring and spending time together. It’s the result of years of late night conversations about what kind of band we want to be and what kind of music we want to step onstage and play every night. It’s the sound of us finally hitting our stride." [4]

In 2013, founding member Jason Soda decided to leave the band, and guitarist Aaron Lee Tasjan and drummer Dan Bailey joined the line-up. [1] According to an update posted to the band's website in February 2015, Everest is on extended hiatus.

Band members

Current members
Former members
Touring members

Discography

Studio albums

TitleAlbum details
Ghost Notes [8]
On Approach [9]
  • Released: 20 April 2010
  • Label: Vapor/Warner Bros.
  • Formats: CD, LP, digital download
Ownerless [10]
  • Released: 26 June 2012
  • Label: Vapor/ATO Records
  • Formats: CD, LP, digital download

Extended plays

TitleAlbum details
Everest
  • Released: 2008
  • Label: Self-released
  • Formats: CD, LP
Who the Hell Is Everest? [11]
  • Released: 21 March 2012
  • Label: ATO Records
  • Formats: digital download

Singles

SingleYearAlbum
"Let Go" [12] 2010On Approach

Music videos

SongYearAlbumDirector(s)
"Rebels in the Roses"2008Ghost NotesLance Alton Troxel [13]
"Let Go"2010On ApproachThe General Assembly [14]
"Ownerless"2012OwnerlessThe General Assembly

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  13. ↑ Everest :: Rebels in the Roses Vimeo
  14. ↑ Everest - Let Go YouTube
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