Greetings From Detroit Mix

“some Fake Surfers and Growwing Pains tracks featured on this killer compilation focusing on Detroit music, along with some new recordings from Terrible Twos, Kommie Kilpatrick, and a ton of other great bands/friends. check it out!”-Jake Kmiecik

Jake’s my friend and so are the dudes in Fake Surfers and Growwing Pains. Listen to him.

“Historically speaking this city knows as much about making garage rock as Henry Ford knew about makin’ cars. And where our legends paved the route, contemporaries have picked up the torch and blazed through, one broken guitar string at a time, dive bar by dive bar; the Detroit legacy lives on. And this mix truly comes from Detroit; I’m not just talking location.

As is Detroit’s modus operandi, the creation of this playlist became a collective project, as to which I could never take full credit. Roughs were mastered and rushed from Tubor studios, bands consulted each other as to what track to submit, album art went from its draft stages to final polished projects, and the intensely personal (and comical) cover art for the mix was penned.

Why all this team work? Well it was twofold: for the love of our city and the creative enterprises we sustain here. There is something similar about the concept of GET BENT and what we do here in Detroit; it’s all grassroots, by-us-for-us, and all fueled by the love of rock and roll. And there is nothing more beautiful than seeing everyone rally together for what brought us together and keeps us together.

Featuring tracks all recorded within the past year, pop open a cold one, set that speaker volume to max, and get ready to hear Rock City’s rabble.

1) “My Eye Is Trained”, Terrible Twos, Horror Vacui
Fierce synth, screeching guitars, and agonizingly addictive vocals. 

2) “Use Your Eyes”, ERODERS, Tubor Demos (Spilt with Fake Surfers)
Channeling that oozing green snot from our ’77 punk ancestors.

3) “Public”, Growwing Pains, S/T
Gnarly brevity at its best.

4) “Cat Fish”, Instant Party, Live From the Brain Forest
Fuzzy echoic aural party, instantly.

5) “Cigarette Girls”, Fake Surfers, TapSultry mumblings, cutthroat drumming. 

6) “Top Hat Fancy Dog”, The Joe Dirty Show, Top Hat Fancy Dog
Punch you in the fuckin’ face attitude, no fancy attire here.           

7) “brain rot”, Kommie Kilpatrick, Nature Sounds
Pugnacious and piercing. 

8) “Evil Spawn”, Sros Lords, Evil Spawn 7”
 Spacey synth attack, lords of the outer world’s underworld.

9) “skippin stone”, Sugarcoats, Italy 45
Head trauma from banging the noggin’ around—totally possible, nay guaranteed, outcome.

10) “Glue”, Feelings, Beehive Recording
Stuck (like glue) in your brain and it ain’t leaving anytime soon.

11) “Nightwalkers”, K.I.D.S, K.I.D.S (Kings Inside Dead Stars)
Sweet, day-dreamy pop.           

12) “A.B.A.Y.A.M”, Gardens, The Beehive Recording Co.
Slapping slapback, shimmy-worthy garage.

13) “Washing Machine”, Johnny Ill Band, Ask All The Doctors
Everyday chores portrayed via the medium of rock and roll.

14) “We’re Not Friends Anymore”, Body Holographic, S/T
The marriage between Pretty and Fuzzzzz. The most perfect match, made in heaven.

15) “Mannequin”, Deadbeat Beat, When I Talk to You
Fetchingly pensive pop.

Billions of “Bravos” and finger-snapping-applause (Beat-style) to Jeff Arcel for the grotesquely personal artwork.”- Lisa Parisi