Unlimited Streaming
Listen to this album in high quality now on our apps
Start my trial period and start listening to this albumEnjoy this album on Qobuz apps with your subscription
SubscribeEnjoy this album on Qobuz apps with your subscription
Digital Download
Purchase and download this album in a wide variety of formats depending on your needs.
Ghost Notes is the perfect moniker for this album, Everest's first. The group may be new, but the members have been kicking around the L.A. indie scene forever, finally coming together in this amalgamation to resurrect the sounds of the past. Recorded mostly live in the studio entirely on analog tape, the entire set has an early-'70s feel, as well as a glow to the sound that reflects Mike Terry's expert engineering and production. The album divides rather nicely into two halves, just like a vinyl set, with the first half a bit brighter with pop undertones, the second more shadowed and pushing into jam and prog rock territory. "Trees" is buffeted by a breeze blowing out of the South, "Into Your Soft Heart" is tinged with British Invasion R&B and a whip of Who-esque power chords, a styling taken to its logical upbeat conclusion on the wildly infectious "Reloader." In contrast are downtempo numbers like "Rebels in the Roses" and "Black Covers," the former folk-tinged, the latter lusher in sound. Each one has its own many distinctive charms, but it's the gorgeous, introspective "Only in Your Mind" that is the centerpiece of this half of the set. If you distilled Dark Side of the Moon, Pet Sounds, and Revolver into a glass and poured it over the California surf, it would probably sound like this. The glories of "Mind" are equalled by the exquisite aural tapestry of "I See It in Your Eyes," a head-nodder of a number whose rich acoustic guitar is underlit by the tidal waves of organ, while the electric guitar eventually wades right into the surf. However, its jammy feel and proggy aura are counter-pointed by passages clearly inspired by Neil Young. Meanwhile, "Standing By" begins like an acoustic ballad but builds into an amazing spacy extravaganza. "Angry Storm" is gently rocked with yearning, and the coursing "Stumble Waltz" never puts a foot or note wrong, with the album closing with the powerful acoustic ballad "Taking on the Future." The music throughout is sublime, the sound extraordinary, the arrangements inspired, and Russell Pollard's lyrics capture the style of the past while feeling as fresh as today. Classic sounds make for a classic album, which is precisely what Ghost Notes is.
© Jo-Ann Greene /TiVo
You are currently listening to samples.
Listen to over 100 million songs with an unlimited streaming plan.
Listen to this playlist and more than 100 million songs with our unlimited streaming plans.
From €13,50/month
John Golden, Masterer - Mike Terry, Producer, Mixer, Engineer - Jason Borger, Additional Organ, Hammond Organ, Piano - JJ Golden, Masterer - Everest, Composer, Additional Mixer, MainArtist - Rob Douglas, Acoustic Guitar, Bass Guitar, Harmony Vocals - Jason Soda, Guitar, Piano, Harmony Vocals, Wurlitzer - Joel Graves, Guitar, Additional Piano, Harmony Vocals, Synthesizer, Ukulele - Russell Pollard, Lyricist, Drums, Guitar, Percussion, Lead Vocals, Harmony Vocals
© 2008 Vapor Records ℗ 2008 Vapor Records
John Golden, Masterer - Mike Terry, Producer, Mixer, Engineer - JJ Golden, Masterer - Everest, Composer, Additional Mixer, MainArtist - Rob Douglas, Acoustic Guitar, Bass Guitar, Harmony Vocals - Jason Soda, Guitar, Piano, Harmony Vocals, Wurlitzer - Joel Graves, Guitar, Additional Piano, Harmony Vocals, Synthesizer, Ukulele - Russell Pollard, Lyricist, Drums, Guitar, Percussion, Lead Vocals, Harmony Vocals - Davey Latter, Tambourine
© 2008 Vapor Records ℗ 2008 Vapor Records
John Golden, Masterer - Mike Terry, Producer, Mixer, Engineer - JJ Golden, Masterer - Everest, Composer, Additional Mixer, MainArtist - Rob Douglas, Acoustic Guitar, Bass Guitar, Harmony Vocals - Jason Soda, Guitar, Piano, Harmony Vocals, Wurlitzer - Joel Graves, Guitar, Additional Piano, Harmony Vocals, Synthesizer, Ukulele - Russell Pollard, Lyricist, Guitar, Percussion, Lead Vocals, Harmony Vocals - Davey Latter, Drums
© 2008 Vapor Records ℗ 2008 Vapor Records
John Golden, Masterer - Mike Terry, Producer, Mixer, Engineer - JJ Golden, Masterer - Everest, Composer, Additional Mixer, MainArtist - Rob Douglas, Acoustic Guitar, Bass Guitar, Harmony Vocals - Jason Soda, Guitar, Piano, Harmony Vocals, Wurlitzer - Joel Graves, Guitar, Additional Piano, Harmony Vocals, Synthesizer, Ukulele - Russell Pollard, Lyricist, Drums, Guitar, Percussion, Lead Vocals, Harmony Vocals - Davey Latter, Tambourine
© 2008 Vapor Records ℗ 2008 Vapor Records
John Golden, Masterer - Mike Terry, Producer, Mixer, Engineer - JJ Golden, Masterer - Everest, Composer, Additional Mixer, MainArtist - Rob Douglas, Additional Guitar, Bass Guitar, Harmony Vocals - Jim Fairchild, Acoustic Guitar - Jason Soda, Guitar, Piano, Harmony Vocals, Wurlitzer - Joel Graves, Guitar, Additional Piano, Harmony Vocals, Synthesizer, Ukulele - Russell Pollard, Lyricist, Guitar, Percussion, Lead Vocals, Harmony Vocals - Davey Latter, Drums
© 2008 Vapor Records ℗ 2008 Vapor Records
John Golden, Masterer - Mike Terry, Producer, Mixer, Engineer - Richard Gowen, Drums - Jason Borger, Additional Organ, Hammond Organ, Piano - JJ Golden, Masterer - Everest, Composer, Additional Mixer, MainArtist - Rob Douglas, Acoustic Guitar, Bass Guitar, Harmony Vocals - Jason Soda, Guitar, Piano, Harmony Vocals, Wurlitzer - Joel Graves, Guitar, Additional Piano, Harmony Vocals, Synthesizer, Ukulele - Russell Pollard, Lyricist, Guitar, Percussion, Lead Vocals, Harmony Vocals
© 2008 Vapor Records ℗ 2008 Vapor Records
John Golden, Masterer - Mike Terry, Producer, Mixer, Engineer - Richard Gowen, Drums - Jason Borger, Additional Organ, Hammond Organ, Piano - JJ Golden, Masterer - Everest, Composer, Additional Mixer, MainArtist - Rob Douglas, Acoustic Guitar, Bass Guitar, Harmony Vocals - Jason Soda, Guitar, Piano, Harmony Vocals, Wurlitzer - Joel Graves, Guitar, Additional Piano, Harmony Vocals, Synthesizer, Ukulele - Russell Pollard, Lyricist, Guitar, Percussion, Lead Vocals, Harmony Vocals - Davey Latter, Tambourine
© 2008 Vapor Records ℗ 2008 Vapor Records
John Golden, Masterer - Mike Terry, Producer, Mixer, Engineer - Richard Gowen, Drums - JJ Golden, Masterer - Everest, Composer, Additional Mixer, MainArtist - Rob Douglas, Acoustic Guitar, Bass Guitar, Harmony Vocals - Jesse Burden, Percussion - Jim Salinger, Percussion - Jason Soda, Guitar, Piano, Harmony Vocals, Wurlitzer - Joel Graves, Guitar, Additional Piano, Harmony Vocals, Synthesizer, Ukulele - Russell Pollard, Lyricist, Guitar, Percussion, Lead Vocals, Harmony Vocals
© 2008 Vapor Records ℗ 2008 Vapor Records
John Golden, Masterer - Mike Terry, Producer, Mixer, Engineer - JJ Golden, Masterer - Everest, Composer, Additional Mixer, MainArtist - Rob Douglas, Acoustic Guitar, Bass Guitar, Harmony Vocals - Jason Soda, Guitar, Piano, Harmony Vocals, Wurlitzer - Joel Graves, Guitar, Additional Piano, Harmony Vocals, Synthesizer, Ukulele - Russell Pollard, Lyricist, Drums, Guitar, Percussion, Lead Vocals, Harmony Vocals
© 2008 Vapor Records ℗ 2008 Vapor Records
John Golden, Masterer - Mike Terry, Producer, Mixer, Engineer - Richard Gowen, Drums - JJ Golden, Masterer - Everest, Composer, Additional Mixer, MainArtist - Rob Douglas, Acoustic Guitar, Bass Guitar, Harmony Vocals - Jason Soda, Guitar, Piano, Harmony Vocals, Wurlitzer - Joel Graves, Guitar, Additional Piano, Harmony Vocals, Synthesizer, Ukulele - Russell Pollard, Lyricist, Guitar, Percussion, Lead Vocals, Harmony Vocals
© 2008 Vapor Records ℗ 2008 Vapor Records
John Golden, Masterer - Mike Terry, Producer, Mixer, Engineer - JJ Golden, Masterer - Johnathan Rice, Harmony Vocals - Everest, Composer, Additional Mixer, MainArtist - Rob Douglas, Acoustic Guitar, Bass Guitar, Harmony Vocals - Jason Soda, Guitar, Piano, Harmony Vocals, Wurlitzer - Joel Graves, Guitar, Additional Piano, Harmony Vocals, Synthesizer, Ukulele - Russell Pollard, Lyricist, Drums, Guitar, Percussion, Lead Vocals, Harmony Vocals - The Watson Twins, Harmony Vocals
© 2008 Vapor Records ℗ 2008 Vapor Records
Album review
Ghost Notes is the perfect moniker for this album, Everest's first. The group may be new, but the members have been kicking around the L.A. indie scene forever, finally coming together in this amalgamation to resurrect the sounds of the past. Recorded mostly live in the studio entirely on analog tape, the entire set has an early-'70s feel, as well as a glow to the sound that reflects Mike Terry's expert engineering and production. The album divides rather nicely into two halves, just like a vinyl set, with the first half a bit brighter with pop undertones, the second more shadowed and pushing into jam and prog rock territory. "Trees" is buffeted by a breeze blowing out of the South, "Into Your Soft Heart" is tinged with British Invasion R&B and a whip of Who-esque power chords, a styling taken to its logical upbeat conclusion on the wildly infectious "Reloader." In contrast are downtempo numbers like "Rebels in the Roses" and "Black Covers," the former folk-tinged, the latter lusher in sound. Each one has its own many distinctive charms, but it's the gorgeous, introspective "Only in Your Mind" that is the centerpiece of this half of the set. If you distilled Dark Side of the Moon, Pet Sounds, and Revolver into a glass and poured it over the California surf, it would probably sound like this. The glories of "Mind" are equalled by the exquisite aural tapestry of "I See It in Your Eyes," a head-nodder of a number whose rich acoustic guitar is underlit by the tidal waves of organ, while the electric guitar eventually wades right into the surf. However, its jammy feel and proggy aura are counter-pointed by passages clearly inspired by Neil Young. Meanwhile, "Standing By" begins like an acoustic ballad but builds into an amazing spacy extravaganza. "Angry Storm" is gently rocked with yearning, and the coursing "Stumble Waltz" never puts a foot or note wrong, with the album closing with the powerful acoustic ballad "Taking on the Future." The music throughout is sublime, the sound extraordinary, the arrangements inspired, and Russell Pollard's lyrics capture the style of the past while feeling as fresh as today. Classic sounds make for a classic album, which is precisely what Ghost Notes is.
© Jo-Ann Greene /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 11 track(s)
- Total length: 00:47:10
- Main artists: Everest
- Composer: Everest
- Label: Vapor Records
- Genre: Pop/Rock Rock
© 2008 Vapor Records ℗ 2008 Vapor Records
Improve album information
Why buy on Qobuz...
-
Stream or download your music
Buy an album or an individual track. Or listen to our entire catalogue with our high-quality unlimited streaming subscriptions.
-
Zero DRM
The downloaded files belong to you, without any usage limit. You can download them as many times as you like.
-
Choose the format best suited for you
Download your purchases in a wide variety of formats (FLAC, ALAC, WAV, AIFF...) depending on your needs.
-
Listen to your purchases on our apps
Download the Qobuz apps for smartphones, tablets and computers, and listen to your purchases wherever you go.