Artist Spotlight: Everyone An Army

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Everyone An Army are an established 3-piece of the Yorkshire music scene who make heavy, dark, grand-scaled rock songs which bely a deal of confidence and competence in songwriting rarely seen in bands before they have released full-length albums.

Musically their sound is massive. Heavy bombastic riffs with thundering drum lines make up much of their songs, but even within this there are much subtler moments where the guitars are reined back slightly, allowing the mellower and more tuneful vocals and bass melodies to come through. This gives their songs an incredible amount of balance, an attribute which the songs of many heavier bands are devoid of. In fact, some of their sustained drones of their guitars almost branch into the territory of the post-rock of bands such as Mogwai, a slightly more nuanced touch that sets them apart from many of their contemporaries.

In the genre of heavier music, vocals are sometime seen as either unimportant or seen a synonymous with the word 'shrieking' (see EEA's take on that here). But Everyone An Army's frontman Martyn Hughes provides a welcome respite that with a falsetto which just drifts over the heavy pounding drums and distorted guitars and providing a lot of contrast and compliment to the instrumentation.

To date they have released 3 very well-produced EPs - their only flaw (if you can call it that) being that a major release has been a while coming. This is something the band or any band can no way be blamed for with the difficulties bands have making ends meet, let alone making a full length release. However the quality of musicianship of their work is a real testament to their deserved place in the DIY and independent music scene as all their music is released by them, straight to the people who want it.

For the incredible value of £1.00 you can  buy every song they've ever released (minus their latest EP) which is definitely worth buying - not only for the sheer volume of tracks but the quality present throughout. You can buy it here. Supporting via bandcamp is incredibly important to keep local artists running by making sure your money gets straight to them so they can use it to make more music.

As someone who has seen them live (albeit some time ago) I can honestly say that they manage to do what so many promising bands fail to - that is translate the sound of the studio to a live setting. They do this with contemptuous ease, creating a solid wall of sound that even dwarfs the already impressive grandeur present in their studio performed tracks.

If you (as I heavily recommend) wish to see them play live, check out their Facebook/Twitter pages for regular updates on their live appearances. For anyone wishing to book the band to play at their venue or event, you can contact them at: everyoneanarmy@gmail.com