AWMusic:
"This album is just great all around; calling it a masterpiece isn't a reach. Calling them the next Arcade Fire , doesn't do them justice either. The Rest, with Everyone All At Once have forged a sound of their own. With a stunningly great album, they could be well on their to way to becoming the next great Canadian band. 5/5*****"
The Musicologist:
“Fully realized, beautifully crafted and dynamic in scope; The Rest should be the next big band to come from The Great White North, and if they aren’t on critic’s “year-end/best-of ‘09″ lists I’m formally lodging a criminal investigation to as why they aren’t. Grade: 9/10”
Captain Obvious:
"At its darkest, it's hypnotizing. At its lightest, endearing. Everywhere, it is engaging. Roaming far as mountains and near as nervous fear, the Rest takes you where they were, and you begin believe that's where you belong. The Rest stirs up their orchestra and asks the world to play, Everyone All At Once." -The Overcast “When at their most sonically unhinged, The Rest's music plays like something akin to the weirdest/most beautiful moments of a Michel Gondry film. “Everyone All At Once” is an album of great scope that accomplishes real beauty in both its moments of chaos and measured precision.”
Pretending To Be Japanese:
“Fast-forward to the present, and THIS is what we’ve been waiting for. Everyone All At Once is, for lack of a better word, a masterpiece. There are no weak songs on this album. That’s right, there is no filler. How often does that happen?”
Indie For Bunnies:
"If you miss "Everyone All At Once" you're crazy. This is Art! Without a shadow of a doubt. 5/5 *****"
Confessions of a Would-Be Hipster:
“The Rest is clearly chugging from some musically-enchanted Canuck fountain. The kind that promises reckless musical abandon, and the sort of emotionally gripping swells that will have movie music supervisors come knocking sooner than later. Enjoy the early warning -- because The Rest will be commanding the next Canadian invasion.”
Rock Sellout:
“Full of surprises, Everyone All At Once seeks to showcase the wide array of weapons The Rest have at their disposition. No one formulae is employed in this album as every track is different and beautifully executed!”
Eldur og Ís:
“I highly, highly recommend it. Throw in a little shoegaze, indie pop, indie rock, and just downright great songwriting and you've got what could be (and IMO should be) one of the best albums for this year. What took a year and a half to make grabs at you within the first few seconds. I can't pick just one or two stand-out tracks. All ten stand out.”
Pop! Stereo:
“Everyone All At Once is a super moody epic record that's soaring, melancholic at times, theatrical at others. It's warm one minute and chilly the next. It's truly a expansive record that Canada might have difficulty containing.”
Ear, Eye, Nose Candy:
“Their sound is quite exquisite, and really something to be marveled at.”
Herohill:
“Over the course of the ten songs, the Hamilton natives build and retract, surge and retreat with skilled hands in an effort to heighten the drama and excite the listener…the band’s melodies move along like ocean waves. The smallest ripples stir huge crashes and generate immense power, only to retreat and crawl back to where they began. When the band hits on all cylinders, the energy of anthems like Apples & Allergies, Everything All At Once, Walk on Water and The Lady Vanishes is truly inspiring and invigorating.”
Local Vertical:
“…stands alone in its grandeur and unique composition. Some of the best music I've heard thus far in 2009; highly recommended.”
Indie Music Database:
“Listening to Modern Time Travel actually made my heart ache - but in a good way. If I would ever see this song performed live, I could definitely say, this song would probably blow my senses away. Why oh why didn't I hear of this band a long time ago?”
Junk:
“Hamilton; home to electronica darlings like the Junior Boys and Caribou, and now the residence of one of the country's most promising bands, The Rest. The seven-piece's dreamy sound dials in the daintiest parts of shoegaze, sprinkles in the occasional rush of bombast ala Arcade Fire, and then lets frontman Adam Bentley and his falsetto skip across the perilous range of human emotions."
Zed Equals Zee:
“The arrangements are gorgeous, and the production is clear and atmospheric without sounding overproduced. The music cross-pollinates intense, bombastic sounds with melancholy and heart-tugging vocals.”
Alankomaat:
“A beautiful album. Imagine Arcade Fire, The National and Mercury Rev went into the studio together.”
Stereo Cupcake:
“An album composed of dreamy and melancholic pop songs, perfectly laced with just the right amount of falsetto, you float from song to song, unable to ignore the hypnotizing effect it has on you. Then, in an instant, it’s all over. Leaving you with that yearning feeling you get when you have been abruptly woken from a great dream that has seamlessly carried you through the night. Fortunately, once you’ve stepped out of the dream world, there is a repeat button.”
Tympanogram:
“It’s musical magnetic poetry! Everything you love about music is right in there.”
Recording Channel:
“The Rest, definitely, have, through a lot of intense work managed to come up with something interesting and uniquely theirs. This new album, Everyone All At Once, is the result of several years of work and brewing, and it seems as if the band has thrown itself wholeheartedly into the creative process resulting in something you owe yourself to listen to.”
Pirates of the Bargain Bin:
“You know how the next brilliant, unheralded Canadian band that puts out the next gobstopping album teeming with lilypads of frog-in-throat tunes will always be hailed as the next Arcade Fire? And did you know how if justice reigns in the world, The Rest just might be the next Arcade Fire?”
Mojophenia:
“Everyone All At Once comes across faultless, I agree 100% listening attention is required, but as a package untouched by fads and trends The Rest are producing music with some refreshing eccentricity.”
Indiehere:
“A Masterpiece”
Kata Rokkar:
“The Rest’s most recent offering is far more dramatic, melodic, and immense then their previous record, Atlantis, Oh Our Saviour. Adam Bentley’s voice is mellower, more distant, more thoughtful, and more accurate; the acoustics and one-off guitars and thick, saucy cymbals remain consistent, but even here is a lurking, lonely edge, one of functional desperation and oppressive shadow.”
Hypeful:
“….Walk on Water (Auspicious Beginnings) was enough of a reason to instantly search for a possible nearby tour date.”
Pigeons and Planes:
“Every pluck of a string or crack of a drum sounds completely deliberate, which makes for some really good songs that don't take months of thinking "what the fuck" before you finally get it. The lead singer keeps every moment of vocals exciting by bouncing up and down like a hyperactive kid on a trampoline.”
Lito Music:
“In short, this is an exceptional album, which initially may seem a little odd, but wins the listener over the course of the record, ending up becoming an absolutely essential disc. Undoubtedly, a work that is destined to become one of the best of the year.”
Laughing Evergreens:
“Heir to such mighty bands as Arcade Fire…Give The Rest a listen, they won't disappoint you.”
I Am The Crime:
“The result is a stunning record that no doubt will leave an emotional imprint on anyone who listens. From the more obvious melodic songs to the more subdued ones, Everyone All At Once is solid from start to finish.”
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