The Beatles, David Berman, Boards of Canada, Curb Your Enthusiasm, Rube Goldberg, Henryk Gorecki, Headphones, Werner Herzog, Kryzstof Keislowski, Jose Gonzalez, Jon Krakauer, Akira Kurosawa, LOST, Low, Microphones, Mogwai, My Bloody Valentine, Nada Surf, Neutral Milk Hotel, Nirvana, Arvo Part, Pavement, Pedro the Lion, Radiohead, Rainer Maria Rilke, Elliott Smith, Subaru Outback, Sufjan Stevens, Sun Kil Moon, Wallace Stevens, Tarkovsky, The Walkmen, Tom Waits, Beck Weathers, Wilco, Neil Young, bees and things
"...another enjoyable independent rock band from the seemingly independent rock melting pot of Brooklyn... some seriously solid folk-meets-rock tunes... be sure to listen to Outside." I Guess I'm Floating 07.08
"The new songs are absolutely beautiful." -Milk Milk Lemonade 05.08
"Vocal harmonies fade in and out like celestial choirs and the guitars pluck and chime in a way that is melodically sublime." -AZLTRON 05.08
"If counting the number of times an album is able to cause chills in a particular listener is, in any way, a measure of the impression it’s capable of making, Seven Summits would rate quite well... a band that’s developed a sophistication for arrangement not present in your typical rock band... each and every track is quite impressive — thoughtful without ever feeling contrived and capable of switching gears from energetic and forceful to nearly hypnotic and meditative with ease." -StereoactiveNYC 05.08
"A multifaceted, dynamic exterior sound supported by incredible sonic depth... if the live show is any indication it will certainly be a record to look out for... the sky is the limit..." -Eric Atienza Listen In 04.08
"Outside, is a delicate gust of autumn air in your speakers, a lovely, pastoral romp that establishes the reflective mood that permeates much of Seven Summits. Your palate cleansed, be sure to then check out the galloping Fifty Fourteeners and witness the band at its most propulsive and exaltedly frenetic." -Ear Farm 03.08
"I can't even begin to explain how obsessed I am with the new songs..." -The Battering Room 03.08
"...one of Brooklyn's top unsigned gems." -Ear Farm 02.08
"...a couple of casual listens are enough to reveal a great debut release, and another set of faces to look out for... with glacial production, wind-tunnel guitar lines and well thought-out vocal harmonies creating an atmosphere that is melancholic without being overly downbeat... 'Diamond Face' reveals Wilson as a strong songwriting force…” -Tom Hocknell rockfeedback.com 01.07
"...creatively arranged with some catchy and delicate guitar interplay and smooth tempos that transition nicely to more open and dreamy segments... melancholic post-rock percolates through the gauze as the rock beats dissolve to waves of keyboards and the guitars glimmer above." -Matt the Raven Delusions of Adequacy 12.06
"...mellow yet explosive, desolate and gorgeous..." -Ear Farm 10.06
"...simple and icily stark and so effective... the soundtrack to the wintry landscape paintings by Caspar David Friedrich. The ones where everything is all massive and dark and snowy and humans are nothing more than a small part of the whole." -Ear Farm 02.06
"...good clean indie made the old fashioned way..." -Crashin' In
Seven Summits Limited Edition CD
500 Ltd Edition copies with handmade artwork
Fifty Fourteeners
Government Lakes
Outside
Nepal, 1905
Sheet Stealer!
Weathering
Moose Collision
Dead Trees
Evidence
Nanda Devi
Seven Summits
Produced by The Secret Life of Sofia and Fraser McCulloch. Recorded and mixed by Fraser McCulloch. Mastered by Alan Douches at West West Side Music. All songs and lyrics by Kyle Wilson.
VIDEO | RECORDING "OUTSIDE" Filmed in Littleton, MA in April 2007--edited by Steve. "Outside" will appear on our debut full-length. Featuring our host, friend and multi-instrumentalist Raky Sastri on additional percussion.
