Murder Mystery (band)
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| murder mystery | |
|---|---|
| Origin | Mount Pleasant, Michigan, USA |
| Genre(s) | Indie Rock, College Rock, Lo-fi |
| Years active | 1999-present |
| Label(s) | DetroitSounds Records |
| Members | |
| Phil Salatrik, Adam LeRoy, Ken Kochajda | |
murder mystery is an American indie rock band from Detroit, Michigan. The group started in the college town of Mount Pleasant, Michigan in 1999 [1] but moved to Detroit in 2003, attracted by the burgeoning music scene of that city [2]. The group earned notoriety in a scene that was still largely dominated by garage rock and garnered airplay on college stations like WMUC and WDET.
Also denoted as college-rock [3], the group signed with DetroitSounds Records [4] and released a self-titled EP in 2005 [5]. Largely influenced by indie-rock bands Sleater-Kinney, Butterglory, and Built to Spill, the EP was released to postive reviews at home [6] and mixed reviews abroad [7]. Shortly after the release of the record the group split with DetroitSounds and recorded material for a documentary on Detroit pianist Bob Seeley while touring parts of the Midwest and the East Coast and recording material for a follow-up EP [8].
The follow up EP entitled, "Big Rocket Go Now" was self-released in 2007 at the Royal Oak Music Theater [9] in Royal Oak, MI.
