Everybody Else is an American rock band from

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History

Everybody Else was formed by Carrick Moore Gerety and Mikey McCormack after both moved to the

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area. Both had relocated with bands, hoping to win fame on the

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; Moore Gerety had been in a group called Push Kings, a local band from Boston, and McCormack had been in Waking Hours. Everybody Elseat

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Then, Moore Gerety and McCormack began working together, adding bassist Austin Williams after he moved to the area from

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. They began playing as Everybody Else locally in 2002; the name is taken from a song by

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". They self-released a single and an EP, and signed to

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soon after. Rick Parker produced their debut self-titled album, recorded at Sandbox Recording Studios, which was released in April 2007. On March 30, 2007, they were named

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Band of the Day. In May 2007 the band toured with Over It,

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. In 2008, the band played at select cities on

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's Walk Around the World Tour. "1½," an acoustic version of their debut album, was released on April 1, 2008 on

. Featured on the soundtrack of the movie

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(2009) In 2010, the band used kickstarter to raise money for their new record. On Dec 20, 2010, the band announced via e-mail to their subscribers that Mikey McCormack would no longer be a part of the band. Mikey had decided to go back to school and "focus all his energy on that". Their upcoming independent album "Wanderlust" will be released digitally on June 17, 2011 and on iTunes on July 26, 2011.

Members

*Carrick Moore Gerety - Guitar, Vocals *Austin James Williams III - Bass, Vocals

Discography

*''Demo EP'' (2003) *''Everybody Else'' (

, April 3, 2007) ''1.Meat Market'' ''2.Faker'' ''3. I Gotta Run'' ''4. In Memoriam'' ''5. Born To Do'' ''6.Rich Girls Poor Girls'' ''7.Makeup'' ''8. Without You'' ''9. Say Goodbye'' ''10.The Longest Hour of My Life'' ''11.Button for Punishment'' ''12. Alone in the World'' *''1 ½'' (

, April 1, 2008) *''Gold Noise EP '' (

, October 7, 2008) *''First Class EP '' (

, January 20, 2010) *''Wanderlust LP'' (Independent, 2011) 1.''Out All Night'' 2.''Iowa Park'' 3.''Soldiers Without An Army'' 4.''First Class'' 5.''Game Theory'' 6.''Needle Deep'' 7.''Different'' 8.''Photograph'' 9.''Bad Things'' 10.''Battle Cry'' 11.''Tomorrow We're Gone''

References

External links

Official MySpace PageOfficial Facebook PageOfficial Twitter AccountInterview with Everybody Else on Audioholic Media
{{Authority control Musical groups from Los Angeles Musical groups established in 2002