Indie singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and producer Cassi Nicholls just dropped “Grave Digger”—a debut single that’s so hauntingly beautiful, we feel it in our bones. From the waves of poetic acoustic guitar to the first drum beat...
Indie singer-songwriter Kostka’s recent move from Michigan to New York City altered much more than his physical location. It changed him as an artist, too. After nearly three years since his last release “Motions” (which...
Stuck in a dark place? Michigan’s indie powerhouse Melanie Pierce’s latest single “Your Grave” ignites a beacon of clarity. Whether you’re tormented by the bonds of a toxic relationship with someone else (or even yourself),...
New year. Better vibes. Treat yourself to Ornaments of Affection, The Soods’s second full-length, full-bodied, full band indie rock album that will carry you away to lush, sonic landscapes. The Soods is led by mastermind...
“Be honest with yourself, be honest with your community, be honest with your art. You’re never as alone as you think you are.”—Young Ritual shared these kind, wise words in a recent Instagram post. (In...
Mid-Michigan indie artist Aaron Mealey, recording under the name ARBO, just released a two-song EP, The Garden, which addresses the deep-rooted emotions he and many of us are experiencing due to the current pandemic and...
Detroit’s dark indie-pop siren Krissy Booth knows how to catch a magnetic feeling and keep it alive in her songs. The charming singer-songwriter and producer’s recent release “Selfish” and today’s *surprise* double release of “Obsessed”...
With more than a decade of band synergy, Drinking Mercury’s mind-bending self-titled album is the product of four freethinking artists—Kevin Adams, Michael Boyes, Tommy McCord, and Timmy Rodriguez—retreating to a rustic cabin in Northern Michigan...
If you’re in search of a new indie track that knocks the norm into oblivion, you’ve arrived. West Michigan’s dream-pop solo act Dawning just released its second single, “Rose Lights,” and it couldn’t have dropped...
If you’re anything like us and LOVE finding lesser-known indie artists at the start of their ascent, this post is for you. Over the summer, my path luckily led me to see indie singer-songwriter and...
Young Ritual, the Mid-Michigan based Indie-Alternative solo project started by singer-songwriter Dylan Grantham, has sparked our attention (and playlists) for months. His first official single, “Prime,” hit us hard at the end of August (just...
Young Ritual, the Mid-Michigan based Indie-Alternative solo project started by singer-songwriter Dylan Grantham, just dropped “Prime”—the must-listen-to first single off his first EP, releasing this fall. (Listen while you read.) We had the opportunity to...
I’ve always hated the term “What’s done is done.” Then again, I’ve never really liked finite endings, either. When we have a serious relationship with someone—whether it’s a friendship, a romance, or anything in between—we...
In our hyper-speed world of produce-and-consume-as-much-as-you-can, “resting” is often forced to take a backseat—or thrown out of the vehicle entirely—as we navigate through life. Many of us clench our teeth and the steering wheel, white-knuckled,...
