In "Summer 99" – a track we are premièring below – eight piece collective Every Flavor Weather Machine sing stories about driving, girls and cheap wine, in a vein reminiscent of a more lighthearted Lou Reed. Even though the rest of their past repertoire is more influenced by the party sounds of funk and rock-soul – their other recent single Bullhorn (Get To Work) is a good example in this regard – the band sounds convincingly comfortable in these new shoes. The group hails from Beantown but now calls NY home, and their music comes complete with all the makings you’ll ever need to host your own banger: a wall of synths, another wall of brass, and plenty of emceeing about late nights and indecent uses for arithmetic. Every Flavor Weather Machine will be performing at the Knitting Factory tonight with The Harmonica Lewinskies, Graveyard Kids and Double Knot, and then during the upcoming CMJ Music Marathon on 10.21 at The Parkside Lounge.
