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
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THE BOTTOMS UP BLUES GANG
HANDLE IT
MARCIA BALL
ROADSIDE ATTRACTIONS
THE NIGHTHAWKS
TRYIN' TO GET TO YOU
NICK MOSS BAND FEATURING DENNIS GRUENLING
THE HIGH COST OF LOW LIVING
DANNY BROOKS & LIL MISS DEBI
ARE YOU READY?
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