By Caitlyn Holroyd
Often the gateway to other places, Michigan doesn’t get enough credit among the 50 states. The birthplace of Motown and Madonna, the state has always boasted an impressive music scene and while the auto industry has struggled in recent years, the music scene is doing just fine. From Ann Arbor to Detroit – the well-known to the sorta-well-known to the never-heard-of-’em – kick your week off with new music from some Michigan musicians worth listening to.
Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jr. – “Nothing But Our Love”
Sufjan Stevens – “Heirloom”
Alex Winston – “Choice Notes”
Black Milk – “Don Cornellius”
Drunken Barn Dance – “A Winter’s Tale”
The Silent Years – “Taking Drugs at the Amusement Park”
Frontier Ruckus – “Nerves of the Nightmind”
Cold Men Young – “Aurora Borealis”
Prussia – “Great Lakes”
Mayer Hawthorne – “Your Easy Lovin’ Ain’t Pleasin’ Nothin’”