"delightfully atmospheric noir rock that shuffles between New Orleans and back-alley New York but doesn't stray too far from their hometown" - TIMEOUT Chicago
"A dark, sinewy romanticism, raspy and full of character – these young spook-folk stalwarts are a force to be reckoned with in the tradition of smoky voodoo flavored minstrels and on-another-planet-auteurs of piano-led folk." - Jeff Milo - Deep Cutz
"Mick Bassett & the Marthas dropped one of the best releases out of Detroit this year. The self-released Here's the Whirlwind EP not only announces the arrival of a great new songwriter (up there with Chris Bathgate and Matt Jones) but also a great new band's debut." - Doug Coombe Metro Times
"Mick writes a song that not only gets in your head, but it'll make you think as well. Does "getting in your head" mean making you think anyways? i don't know. he gave me "the keepers" on a cd-r over a year ago and i kept bugging him to let me put it out as a single. he wanted it on the b-side (weirdo) but my year-long wait is now everyone's gain. you will love it. i promise." - Ben Blackwell
"This eclectic performer concocts a potent mix of musical flavors; one part Dylan with a splash of Waits and a dash of modern ragtime. Together it creates a unique shot of music that makes this multi-talented musician stand out from the crowd." - Comerica Cityfest
"this cacophonous symphony, a conjoining of so many different flavors all rushing up to the meeting point in slightly off-toned acerbic shreds to blend together so beautifully, albeit with this spooked-sort of groove enmeshed in the outer-lining." - Jeff Milo-Deep Cutz
"all-encompassing excellent music." - Metro Times
"Here's the Whirlwind sounds like a jazzed-up version of Bob Dylan and a less booze-fueled incarnation of The Hold Steady. One spin of it leaves you thinking "who is this guy and how come he isn't on a label." - Lansing State Journal
"Bird on the line is on Micks myspace and this is syrupy slow trombone bleating number, that's vaguely Tom Waits in tempo and dirty dirty brass, rain and liquor. The guitar line is barely falling off the strings. Mick is straining to get the notes out in something I wouldn't immediately pick out as being Detroit based...maybe some kind bayu swamp in the automotive waste. " - 7-inches blog
"Bassett’s music truly is all his own and his talent as a songwriter and performer will only get better the more he writes and plays. His band is great, featuring a multi-instrumentalist guitarist who also plays second trombone on a few songs, giving Bassett the only two-trombone attack in Detroit that I’ve ever known. Bassett and the Marthas have lots of shows on the horizon, so be sure the czech them out." - The Post Rockist
"Mick Bassett and the Marthas don't quite sound like the music this city is used to" - Wayne State South End
"he and his Marthas crafted tunes that will outlast any flash-in-the-pan fad."- Detour
"Bone Blowin' IndieRagtime" - The Elbow Room
"Taking a big departure from his previous band, Mick is now making music more in the singer-songwriter vein, with a jazz influence. Think of something like Bob Dylan or the Beatles with a jazz beat. It’s good stuff and definitely worth checking out." - Semi-Live.com
"Stendhal Syndromic"- the W
"the sense that at any moment any song might fly off the handle into a flaming wreck" -record-reviews.org
"The sound of a boy in a bowler hat, holed up in his apartment"- Johnny Loftus Metro Times !!!
"...inventing a new vocabulary of hallucinatory transparency"- Barbarian
"Sort of like a cooler Ben Kweller on a mild dose of (much-needed) downers."- Real Detroit Weekly
Mick Bassett is in your head
"delightfully atmospheric noir rock that shuffles between New Orleans and back-alley New York but doesn't stray too far from their hometown" - TIMEOUT Chicago
"A dark, sinewy romanticism, raspy and full of character – these young spook-folk stalwarts are a force to be reckoned with in the tradition of smoky voodoo flavored minstrels and on-another-planet-auteurs of piano-led folk." - Jeff Milo - Deep Cutz
"Mick Bassett & the Marthas dropped one of the best releases out of Detroit this year. The self-released Here's the Whirlwind EP not only announces the arrival of a great new songwriter (up there with Chris Bathgate and Matt Jones) but also a great new band's debut." - Doug Coombe Metro Times
"Mick writes a song that not only gets in your head, but it'll make you think as well. Does "getting in your head" mean making you think anyways? i don't know. he gave me "the keepers" on a cd-r over a year ago and i kept bugging him to let me put it out as a single. he wanted it on the b-side (weirdo) but my year-long wait is now everyone's gain. you will love it. i promise." - Ben Blackwell
"This eclectic performer concocts a potent mix of musical flavors; one part Dylan with a splash of Waits and a dash of modern ragtime. Together it creates a unique shot of music that makes this multi-talented musician stand out from the crowd." - Comerica Cityfest
"this cacophonous symphony, a conjoining of so many different flavors all rushing up to the meeting point in slightly off-toned acerbic shreds to blend together so beautifully, albeit with this spooked-sort of groove enmeshed in the outer-lining." - Jeff Milo-Deep Cutz
"all-encompassing excellent music." - Metro Times
"Here's the Whirlwind sounds like a jazzed-up version of Bob Dylan and a less booze-fueled incarnation of The Hold Steady. One spin of it leaves you thinking "who is this guy and how come he isn't on a label." - Lansing State Journal
"Bird on the line is on Micks myspace and this is syrupy slow trombone bleating number, that's vaguely Tom Waits in tempo and dirty dirty brass, rain and liquor. The guitar line is barely falling off the strings. Mick is straining to get the notes out in something I wouldn't immediately pick out as being Detroit based...maybe some kind bayu swamp in the automotive waste. " - 7-inches blog
"Bassett’s music truly is all his own and his talent as a songwriter and performer will only get better the more he writes and plays. His band is great, featuring a multi-instrumentalist guitarist who also plays second trombone on a few songs, giving Bassett the only two-trombone attack in Detroit that I’ve ever known. Bassett and the Marthas have lots of shows on the horizon, so be sure the czech them out." - The Post Rockist
"Mick Bassett and the Marthas don't quite sound like the music this city is used to" - Wayne State South End
"he and his Marthas crafted tunes that will outlast any flash-in-the-pan fad."- Detour
"Bone Blowin' IndieRagtime" - The Elbow Room
"Taking a big departure from his previous band, Mick is now making music more in the singer-songwriter vein, with a jazz influence. Think of something like Bob Dylan or the Beatles with a jazz beat. It’s good stuff and definitely worth checking out." - Semi-Live.com
"Stendhal Syndromic"- the W
"the sense that at any moment any song might fly off the handle into a flaming wreck" -record-reviews.org
"The sound of a boy in a bowler hat, holed up in his apartment"- Johnny Loftus Metro Times !!!
"...inventing a new vocabulary of hallucinatory transparency"- Barbarian
"Sort of like a cooler Ben Kweller on a mild dose of (much-needed) downers."- Real Detroit Weekly
Mick Bassett & the Marthas's Friend Space (Top 16)
Mick Bassett is in your head
