2014-02-09
The Mainstays is based in Kalamazoo and for its debut, the band has made a self-titled album. Three-fifths of the group are alumni of the band Funktion and this sounds, not surprisingly, like a Funktion release. Singer/songwriter, Andrew Schrock's distinctive vocals are what gives it away; but the placid R&B sound is similar as well. The Mainstays is an album of light neo-soul that doesn't demand much of its audience. Rebecca Ruth
STUDEBAKER JOHN'S MAXWELL STREET KINGS
THAT'S THE WAY YOU DO
THE BMF BAND
Blurring The Line
MOLLIE O'BRIEN AND RICH MOORE
Love Runner
AL GREEN
Lay It Down
THE CLAUDETTES
DANCE SCANDAL AT THE GYMNASIUM
OTIS TAYLOR
Recapturing the Banjo
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