Everything Is Here: 1986-1992 (double CD)

2016 marked the 30th anniversary of Here Comes Everybody. To celebrate, the rocking teen duo decided to go back into the early catalogue to give each of their four initial releases (all of which were produced only on cassette tape!) the treatment they deserved and that would be fitting for the occasion. So all of the band’s first recordings, “Holy Smokes,” “Brand New Species,” “Wake,” and “Life, Friends, Is Boring” were remastered by Dana White at Specialized Mastering and rereleased on this lovely double disc set. It’s fun to see the evolution over these first six years, from a super nerdy synth pop band a lå Wall of Voodoo to something like the prog-grunge of the early 90’s. It’s a wild ride, for sure!