Michigan's Blasé Splee looks to be the next big thing out of the Motor City... the musicians are veterans and the music is amazingly well assembled. future perfect radio
...from driving, infectiously danceable retro pop to slow, soulful ballads with an authenticity that harks back to 1960s bands like the Rascals, bolstered by not a little bit of Motown groove and early-period Beatles harmonies... It's evident in the careful intricacies of the songs, as well as the many oddball — but perfectly executed — stops and starts, that Splee's sound has been crafted and tuned with great care...
from "Verse chorus verse - Blasé Splee's pop perfection was a debut away" scott bragg | metro times
Post punk guitars meet bearded 70’s road trip rock, relentless shambolic drums and lots of organs and pianos pushing it all forward. jeff milo | deepcutz.blogspot.com
"Everybody Needs a Way", from our debut self-titled 2007 EP, created by over fifty of our closest friends in thirty-six hours.
Somewhere the trio of Troy Gregory, Randy Newman and Jeff Tweedy are smiling at what they've enabled and set into motion with the creation of this unit. metro times
...uncatagorizical... like a history lesson in the last 25 years of pop music. ryan allen | detour-mag.com
...catchy songs that bounce from genre to genre without really committing to one or another.
jeff nolan | motorcityblog.net
Nobody knows how to describe these guys’ sound... tom matich | real detroit weekly
...this Detroit quintet brews a refreshing and varied sound, leaning toward more raucous indie-rock but through a lens that’s both new and classical and structures both traditional and avant-garde (abrupt time signatures take a steady head-bop into a freewheeling romp). Guitars jangle, declarative pianos swoon, percussion goes from strict and walking to banging every pot in the cupboard. Very promising, sort of '60s baroque-pop meets American traditional rock ... maybe some folk, too? Or just rewardingly unclassifiable. jeff milo | real detroit weekly
The songs are extremely well-crafted and performed, the lyrics are great, the songs are soulfully sung and the harmonies are not just striking to the ears–they’re striking to the body... They were one of my favorite Detroit bands before this performance and after their performance last night they’re one of my favorite U.S. bands. After next year, they’ll probably be one of my favorite world music bands. scotter | post-rockist.com
...I thought I didn’t like this band. Turns out I was way wrong. jasper | eatthiscity.com
Awesome! Actually looks like I'll be coming to the show @the factory next week! Trying to gather folks up for that show now. Looks like my parents even wanna come :) any idea on what the cover will be? Well, I can't wait!
Cheers!
So, in the short time since your friend request, I've introduced you to a bunch my friends & family! So I'm excited that a group of us is coming down to check out your show at the belmont 8/14!
Id really like to film your set as well since belemont does a nice job of recording live too, if that's cool :)
Can't wait to finally see you guys live!
Cheers!
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