This Saturday, Proud Larry’s welcomes New Jersey-based band The Everymen to the stage along with their unique rock sound.
This is not the first time that the six-piece Jersey band has made its way down South to our very own college town. Mike V., songwriter and guitar player for the band, explained a little bit about their last Oxford experience.
“We played once last year on tour,” he said. “It was a strange trip but in a most excellent way.”
In addition to being steadily on tour since May, the band also just released their latest album, “These Mad Dogs Need Heroes.” This album follows their previous releases with just enough variation to prove that The Everymen are headed in a positive direction. Music seemingly from another time meets the modern in the 11 saxophone-laced tracks.
“The best way that I’ve heard anyone describe it to us is that it’s just us only better,” Mike said. “We didn’t change the formula. We didn’t try and reinvent ourselves. We just made a record that sounds better, that has better songs and is a much clearer concept than anything we’ve done before. It’s still the same old Everymen. Just better.”
The new album boasts stronger lyrics with a similar sound as the band seemingly turns it up a notch, simply amplifying their previous works. Throughout the band’s nearly seven-year existence and the 15 members that came and either stayed or went, it feels as though The Everymen has matured into their sound and built upon an already great foundation.
If anyone knows about the foundation of this band, it is Mike, who has been a member since the band’s conception. He has helped to cultivate the jazzy rock sound The Everymen claim as their own.
“American rock n’ roll, doused in beer, stinking of classic doo-wop and Jersey-tinged punk,” Mike said. “With a sax, of course.”
This eclectic style translates into their live shows in a way that promises not to disappoint. In his own words, Mike promises a proper “dance party America” vibe to their upcoming show.
“This show will be a bit more of a proper rock n’ roll affair, which we’re psyched about,” he said. “Ultra high energy, beer swilling rock n’ roll.”
You can find The Everymen performing alongside local band The Holy Ghost Electric Show at 9 p.m. on June 18 at Proud Larry’s.
