"My recent discovery is a band I’ve had the pleasure of listening to musically and conversationally and whose members reveal themselves to have more heart than the Tin Man could’ve hoped to obtain from the wonderful Wizard and enormous talent, to boot. If you haven’t done so already, meet Everest.
Everest is the offspring of veterans from Indie bands such as Earlimart, Folk Implosion and the Watson Twins. Long time friends Russell Pollard (vocals/guitar), Jason Soda (guitar/wurlitzer/piano/harmonies), Joel Graves (guitar/keys/toy piano/pedal manipulations/harmonies) and Davey Latter (drums/percussion) assembled just last year with the expectation of starting something fresh to progress musically with for years to come. Richard Gowen also takes the throne for Everest when Latter is on tour with fellow up-and-comer, Great Northern. They quickly met bass player Rob Douglas, and realizing an instant connection, immediately recorded their first sessions."
- Megan Karasch, LA Today
"Everest are on the druggier, sleepier side of the latest indie-country wave, but their songwriting is way stronger and (gasp!) actually unique, and they play with about two busloads more feel, coherence, and dynamics than anybody else yer Uncle's had the pleasure to hear. I could see Everest doing extremely well very quickly, so keep your ears peeled."
-Uncle Jed, Rock Insider http://www.rockinsider.com/
"It's hard not to expect Herculean things from Everest in 2008."
- Joshua Pressman , LAist.com
