The Post-Rockist

This week brings us two new releases by Detroitish-based bands, as the album release season continues apace.

The first is Friendly Foes‘ Born Radical, of which I had a few words to say until I read Jeff Milo’s Deep Cutz feature on the band, which will tell you everything you need to know about the Foes’ power-pop music electric revival.

I do have one extra word for the album, though, that Deep Cutz refrained from divulging: jamburgers.

Friendly Foes - “Couch Surfing“
from Born Radical

The Friendly Foes’ record release rawk romp takes place at The Berkeley Front on Friday, Sept 26.

Ann Arbor-based Mason Proper releases their third offering Olly Oxen Free tomorrow as well, and this album very well may be on many critics’ best albums of the year lists. I’ll be writing more about the album soon, but I can’t say enough how stunning and well-crafted all of these songs are. I first saw this band at Rock City Fest in June. I was blown away then and am blown away now. I keep on writing about how wonderfully diverse the Detroit scene is right now (and I’m including Ann Arbor bands within that scene as well, btw), and if I could tag Mason Proper within the host our amazing local bands, I’d say they’re the Radiohead of the scene. The songs are so intricate, the lyrics sung precisely and beautifully, the range of sounds and the drama of each song is incredible. I’m babbling now, but for serious, Mason Proper is the real deal.

Mason Proper’s record release show is this Thursday at The Blind Pig wsg The Silent Years.

(Sorry folks, working to fix this link. Come back for the song later this evening. My bad.)
Mason Proper - “Lock and Key“
from Olly Oxen Free

More on Friendly Foes and Mason Proper real soon. Get these albums ASAP.