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Say Psych: Premiere: Sisters of Your Sunshine Vapour – Zapalski

Sisters of Your Sunshine Vapor are a band synonymous with moody, electrifying psych rock. They released their sixth studio album Nocturnal Train to Mars earlier this year. ‘Zapalski’ is their…

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Premiere: Shadow Show push back against the trap of nostalgia on ‘Aunt Maizy’, new album out next month

Detroit trio Shadow Show came out swinging in 2020 with their debut album Silhouettes, making their mark before the pandemic and breaking out the following year, introducing the world to…

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EP Review: Blake Reyes – Vernacular

The ‘Axis Jazz’ series continues with Milan based Blake Reyes. The album was recorded in 3 different cities including the legendary “Officine Meccaniche“ studio in Milan (Duke Ellington, Quincy Jones,…

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Say Psych: Album Review: Moonwalks – Western Mystery Tradition

Detroit via Brooklyn outfit Moonwalks have recently release Western Mystery Tradition, on Fuzz Club Records. Moonwalks are Kerrigan Pearce (drums), Jacob Dean (guitar), and Kate Gutwald (bass). Originating in Detroit’s…

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News: Detroit’s Strata Records + BBE Music announce rework LP from Jazzanova with special remixes: Hear first single ‘Creative Musicians’

Jazzanova offers up first single Creative Musicians from the project’s forthcoming LP Strata Records – The Sound Of Detroit – Reimagined By Jazzanova due out 22 April via 180 Proof/BBE…

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Say Psych: Premiere: Sisters of Your Sunshine Vapour – It’s Good to be Alive

‘It’s Good to be Alive’ is the second single from Detroit’s Sisters of Your Sunshine Vapour forthcoming LP Good Goddamn and Backseat Mafia is pleased to bring you the premiere.…

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Track: Quelle Chris & Chris Keys – Sacred Safe

Following on from their 2015 album, Detroit hip-hop veteran and multi-instrumentalist Chris Keys have renewed their partnership for Innocent Country 2, and from it have released Sacred Safe, which features…

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Track / Video

See: Apollo Brown releases new video for 365

Taken from Apollo Brown’s ‘Sincerely, Dertroit’ album, which brought together over 50 artists from the area to make a true celebration of motor city, ‘365’, featuring Ro Spit, NameTag &…

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Track: Protomartyr – Processed by the Boys

Detroit post-punks Protomartyr have announced their fifth album, Ultimate Success Today, is to be released on May 29th via Domino, and have streamed a new single ‘Processed by the Boys’…

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See: Scandroid releases lyric video for Empty Streets

Scandroid, aka Detroit based artist/producer Klayton, best know for his project Celldweller, has released a lyric video for Empty Streets, taken from his as yet untitled album, due out in…

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