Creating intricate and eclectic walls of sound, Everything Everything were part
of a new generation of bands emerging around 2008 who were equally inspired by
1980s and 1990s R&B-led popstars and the classic rock of the Beatles and Pink
Floyd. Jonathan Higgs and Jeremy Pritchard met while studying at Salford
University, and after the former recruited old school friends Michael Spearman
and Alex Niven, the group began performing in 2007 and working with producer
David Kosten. Namechecked on the BBC Sound of 2010 long list, the band's debut
album Man Alive (2010) made the UK top 20...