The Everymen are back with gusto on their sophomore LP Givin' Up On Free Jazz, capturing the energy and spontaneous combustion of their live shows with eleven rock buster songs.
Since forming in 2009, New Jersey’s The Everymen have quickly built a solid fan base thanks to their tireless average of over 100 shows a year, and a reputation as one of the hardest working and most exciting live bands around.
The follow-up to their first full length release New Jersey Harcore, which was the work of one man flanked by occasional co-conspirators, Free Jazz is the fully formed execution of a band just hitting its stride.
From modern takes on girl group send ups (“Fingers Crossed”) to soaring, Springsteen-esque walls of sound (“A Girl Named Lou Pt. 2”), full throttle odes to eternal love (“Spain”) and hushed, piano bar intimacy (“Izzy”), and four on the floor, windows down stompers (“Another Thing To Lose”) Givin’ Up On Free Jazz is an album as varied as it is focused all while sounding singularly Everymen.
Givin’ Up On Free Jazz was produced by Everymen mastermind Mike V with Tom Unish manning the boards. It was mixed by the legendary John Angello (Sonic Youth, Dinosaur Jr, Kurt Vile) and mastered by Paul Gold (LCD Soundsystem, Animal Collective, Fucked Up).
The Everymen are:
Mike V – vocals and guitar
Catherine Herrick – vocals
Stephen Chopek – drums
Jake Fiedler – drums
Scott Zillitto – sax
Will Hoffman – trumpet
Jamie Zillitto – bass
Geoff Morrissey – lead guitar
Tom Barrett – keys
With a special appearance by A.C. Newman of The New Pornographers
You can purchase CDs or LPs either at your local record store, or at any of the links below.
Direct from the label
iTunes
Amazon
Tour Dates:
6/4/14 Asbury Park, NJ The Saint
6/5/14 Philadelphia, PA Milkboy
6/6/14 Washington, DC Velvet Lounge
6/7/14 Wilmington, NC Walker World Organic Artist Retreat
6/8/14 Raleigh, NC The Pour House
6/9/14 Charlotte, NC The Roux
6/10/14 Atlanta, GA 529
6/11/14 Jacksonville, FL Burro Bar
6/13/14 Miami, FL Gramp's
6/14/14 Orlando, FL Will's Pub
6/15/14 Pensacola, FL Handlebar
6/16/14 New Orleans, LA Checkpoint Charlie's
6/18/14 Dallas, TX Three Links Deep Ellum
6/19/14 Austin, TX Hotel Vegas
6/20/14 Lubbock, TX Bash Riprock's
6/21/14 Albuquerque, NM Burt's Tiki Lounge
6/22/14 Phoenix, AZ Trunk Space
6/23/14 San Diego, CA Soda Bar
6/25/14 Los Angeles, CA Cafe Nela
6/26/14 Oakland, CA Eli's Mile High Club
6/28/14 Seattle, WA TBD
6/29/14 Spokane, WA Baby Bar
6/30/14 Boise, ID Liquid
7/2/14 Salt Lake City, UT Burt's Tiki Lounge
7/3/14 Denver, CO 3 King's Tavern
7/5/14 Lawrence, KS Replay Lounge
7/6/14 Omaha, NE O'Leaver's
7/7/14 Des Moines, IA Vaudeville Mews
7/8/14 Minneapolis, MN TBD
7/9/14 Chicago, IL The Burlington
7/11/14 Madison, WI The Frequency
7/12 Milwaukee - TBD
7/13 St. Louis - Blank Space
7/14 Florence, AL - 116
7/15 Nashville - TBD
7/17 Louisville - Zanzabar
7/18 Indianapolis - TBD
7/19 Youngstown - The Royal Oak
7/21 Boston - TBD
7/25 New York - Piano's
