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 [4]. 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.
Murder Mystery | |
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| Origin | Mount Pleasant, Michigan, United States |
| Genres | Indie rock, College rock, Lo-fi |
| Years active | 1999-present |
| Labels | DetroitSounds Records Workerbee Records |
| Members | Dennis O'Malley Adam LeRoy Ken Kochajda |
Also denoted as college-rock,[2] the group signed with DetroitSounds Records[3] and released a self-titled EP in 2005.[4] Largely influenced by indie-rock bands Sleater-Kinney, Butterglory, and Built to Spill, the EP was released to positive reviews at home [5] and mixed reviews abroad.[6] 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.[7]
The follow-up EP entitled, "Big Rocket Go Now" was released in 2007 at the Royal Oak Music Theater [8] in Royal Oak, MI. In 2009 the group signed to Workerbee Records [5], based in Ames, Iowa.
Most recently Murder Mystery have contributed a cover song to Guilt by Association, a compilation album released by Engine Room Recordings. On the album, the band added a cover of Def Leppards "Photograph".
Band members
editDiscography
edit- 2006 - "Murder Mystery"
- 2007 - "Big Rockets Go Now!"
- 2007 - "Are You Ready For The Heartache Cause Here It Comes"
- 2008 - "Live on WDET"
- 2008 - "Shrine of the Little Flower" (EP)
- 2009 - "Owl"
Compilations
edit- 2011 - "Guilt by Association Vol. 3". "Photograph" (Def Leppard cover).
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Murder Mystery" Archived 2007-02-17 at the Wayback Machine, ubl.com. Retrieved 20 August 2009.
- ^ [1], realdetroitweekly.com. Retrieved 16 August 2007.
- ^ "Murder Mystery", allrecordlabels.com. Retrieved 20 August 2009.
- ^ Singles & EPs for Murder Mystery at AllMusic. Retrieved 20 August 2009.
- ^ [2], inflamemedia.com. Retrieved 11 July 2007.
- ^ "Murder Mystery", amplitude-phonography.blogspot.com, June 5, 2006. Retrieved 20 August 2009.
- ^ Belardes, N.L. "Detroit Music Scene's Murder Mystery Band Sends E.P., Photos, and Love" Archived 2007-09-29 at the Wayback Machine, nlbelardes.com, October 9, 2006. Retrieved 20 August 2009.
- ^ [3], royaloakmusictheatre.com. Retrieved 9 June 2007.