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
THE 44S
Americana
TAB BENOIT WITH LOUISIANA'S LEROUX
NIGHT TRAIN TO NASHVILLE
JOE LOUIS WALKER
WITNESS TO THE BLUES
ANNIKA CHAMBERS & THE HOUSTON ALL-STARS
Making My Mark
GRANDPA ELLIOT
Sugar Sweet
SANDY CARROLL
Unnaturally Blonde
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