Justin Stover: Vocals, guitar, bass, piano
Justin has also played & recorded with:
Dustin Anderson: Drums & percussion
Ryan Prins: Bass
Michael Riley: Vocals on "The Dodson Twins Have Their Revenge"
Ben Abney: Lead guitar
Jolie Greatorex: Vocals on "Bone Cathedrals"
Rachel Bachman: Vocals
Influences
Tom Waits, Sufjan Stevens, The Lemonheads, Juliana Hatfield, Rolling Stones, Broken Social Scene, Rustic Overtones, Samantha Crain & the Midnight Shivers, The Replacements, Sebedoah, Innocence Mission, The Kinks, The Zombies, The Pixies, Damien Jurado, David Bazan/Pedro the Lion, my brother (Jeremy Stover) and father (Bart Stover), and all the phenomenal artists in my hometown of Grand Rapids, such as: Summer and Starlight, Lazy Genius, Mat Churchill, Zach Vinson, Ben Robertson, Michael Riley, Benjamin Riley, Matt TenClay & the Howlers, Chance Jones, Natalie Case, Dustin Anderson, Nathan Kalish & the Wildfires, Valentiger, Mighty Narwhales, Rachel Bachman, Sam Kenny, Ralston Bowles, 1000 Plateaus, Julio Gomez, Ben Kempkers/Mother Nature, Oh Brave Youth, and whoever else starts to pop up. I totally think this whole scene here is something special.
Sounds Like
Sometimes catchy, sometimes somber indie pop somewhere between Nick Drake, Pavement, and The Lemonheads.
My dad was a music teacher. One day when I was 7 he brought home this box of weird percussion instruments that I had never seen before, much less played. There were lots of blue crude wooden blocks with sandpaper on the surface and when you rubbed them together it sounded a little like walking through leaves. I also remember the majority of instruments in that box was some variation on a stick. Sticks with bells on the top. Sticks with slats and dents that, oddly enough, sounded cool when you banged them together. Metal sticks bent into a thin .."U.." with a wooden ball on the bottom and a wooden horn-bell looking thing on the top. Smack the wooden ball against your palm and the air vibrated. I fell in love and I wish I knew where the hell that box was. But you can't just depend on a box full of sticks and blocks to make you a musician.
Reviews:
"Very rarely can I say that every singer/songwriter out there can be palatable and even enjoyable without a band behind him to fill in holes, but Justin is one of those guys who, stand-alone, will sweep you off your feet with adorability, sincerity, and talent. And, he has a rockin’ beard."
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glad we got to chat. hope to catch ya in feb, man a shame milo/maxfield doesn't have any good places to hang out. maybe I could hit grand rapids after saving some money from labrees :P
just wanted to invite you to come party with us at the belmont in hamtramck this friday the 12th for our cd release. its gonna be a real blast. we got detroit blues man travelin' blues opening up the night.. which if you've never had a chance to see him def be there.. he'll knock your socks off (http://myspace. com/travblues) and then our buddy matt (mr. 31) playing some tunes and freestyling with the band... before our good friends, and my personal fav detroit band illy mack wiggle their way into your hearts. def def def don't miss the show its going to be a great time. let me know what you think of the album art too...
