The Local List 2014: Michigan Music

So here we are...
A list of close-to-all of the music made by Michigan artists that I really dug... At least 94% of it.
This is essentially a giant thank-you note to all the local musicians/songwriters/bands who produced all these songs. It was never about a ranking, even if I did have a favorite... It's more an expression of gratefulness for how much great music has been made (and continues to be made) from the crop of Michigan musicians (in just one-year-alone...)

Extremely Honorable Mentions! 

(...Because I don't want to turn this WHOLE post into a ratings-game!) 

Varsity Rats – “O.G.” ~ Watermelon Bananarama

Kickstand Band - "Under A Bad Sign" ~Halloween Special

Jim Roll – “For You” ~The Continuing Adventures of The Butterfly Kid

Red Robe – “Disaster Artist” ~ Party Favors EP  

PONYSHOW – “Folks” ~single

Hollow & Akimbo – “Singularity” ~Singularity Single + remixes)

Buffalo Coven Party – “Pariah” ~single

Double Winter – “Air & Sea” ~A Moment With Double Winter

Doc Illingsworth – “Flaky” ~Flakes

Little Animal – “Dance With You” ~single

The Landmarks – “April 6” ~Schisms EP

Christopher Jarvis – “Dreams Of Falling” (ft. SelfSays & James Linck ~The Clairsentient

Growwing Pains – “Hysteria” ~Growwing Pains

Le Voyage – “Resonate” ~LeVoyage

John Krautner Band – “Lion’s Eyes” ~Burger single

Beset By Creatures Of The Deep – “Monolithic” ~1

Man Vs. Indian Man – “Never Knowing” ~single

Ritual Howls – “Taste Of You” ~Turkish Leather

Deadly Viper Assassination Squad – “Cold Feet” ~2014 EP

Nigel & The Dropout – “Entropy” ~Tumultuous

Casual Sweetheart – “That Girl” ~single

Ill Itches – “Hallelujah” ~LIVE EP

Beast In The Field – “Wakan Tanka” ~Sacred Above, Sacred Below

Kopelli – “Let Em Know” ~Gentleman Jack

Benjamin Miles – “End Of The Line ft. Red Pill & Mister” ~Wishing Tree

Turn To Crime – “Sunday’s Cool” ~Can’t Love

Loretta Lucas – “Cassanova” ~Cassanova EP

Blue Snaggletooth – “Sleeping Mountain” ~Beyond Thule

Lizerrd – “One Of Us” ~Be Here Now

TART – “Rabid Dogs” ~single

The HandGrenades - "Wrapped In Plastic" ~52

The Solar System - "Brian Arvo" ~Xaxxon

Heavy Rotations

25. Voyag3r – “II Guanto Nero” ~Doom Fortress”

24. The Blueflowers – “I Can’t Let Go” ~At The Edge Of Disaster

23. The Beggars – “Your Love Will Rot My Brain” ~The Beggars

22. J. Walker & The Crossguards – “Never Say Die” ~single

21. Caveman Woodman – “Gimme Some More” ~S/T EP

20. Mexican Knives – “Nightmare” ~single

19. Child Bite – “Ancestral Ooze” ~Strange Waste

18. YUM – “YUM” ~YUM

17. George Morris & The Gypsy Chorus – “Girls On Parade” ~Black & White EP

16. No Body – “The Valley” ~The Uncanny Valley

15. Frontier Ruckus – “Darling Anonymity” ~Sitcom Afterlife

14. Gosh Pith – “Waves” ~single

13. Tunde Olaniran – “The Raven” ~Yung Archetype


12. Sleepless Inn – “Karl Simon” ~Rainbow Room EP

11. Johnny Headband – “Leave Me So High” ~single

10. Duende – “Mezcal” ~Mezcal


9. Passalacqua – “The Baptism (w/SYBLING)” ~CHURCH

8. The High Strung – “Point Of View” ~I, Anybody

7. Scott Masson – “St. Vina” ~ Pink Oil

6. Doc Waffles / Eddie Logix / James Linck “Lights On Rider” Anthem ~Portrait Of A Gentleman

5. Protomartyr – “Come And See” ~Under Color Of Official Right

4. Rebel Kind – “You Are Free” ~Today

3. Pink Lightning – “Postcard (Image)” ~Blue Skies

2. Prude Boys – “Piano Keys” ~Cassette Demos

1. Matt Jones & The Reconstruction – “Darkest Things”