Jerilyn Jordan

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Jerilyn Jordan is an untamed writer with an insatiable affinity for vivid descriptive detail and pushing the boundaries of traditional music journalism. In addition to her music coverage, Jerilyn also writes heartbreaking and comedic autobiographical essays that likely originated as sporadic sentences written on bar napkins.

PLAYING DETROITAnna Burch Keeps It Cool With Polyvinyl

And as of last week, we aren't the only ones to be enchanted by Burch's brand of pretty pain and ennui. Polyvinyl...

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PLAYING DETROITFolkie May Erlewine Charms with "Never One Thing"

Okay, so she's not from Detroit proper, but we couldn't help but feel moved by small-town folk songstress May Erlewine's video for "Never One Thing," the first single from her forthcoming record Mother Lion. Erlewine comes from a deeply musical family - her father Michael founded AllMusic - that...

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PLAYING DETROITPrude Boys Get Frisky in "Talking to Myself" Video

What do you get when you cross a water balloon fight and karaoke with one of Detroit's most beloved dive bars? Well, you might get the latest video from garage rockers Prude Boys. The visual for their latest single "Talking to Myself" finds DIY babes Caroline Myrick, Quennton Thornbury and Connor...

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PLAYING DETROITJRJR "Clean Up" Nice on New Track

There is an undeniable Paul Simon Graceland vibe veiled in the stripped down honesty of "Clean Up," the latest track from indie pop darlings JRJR's unofficial forthcoming record. The band (Josh Epstein, Dan Zott, Bryan Pope and Mike Higgins) have shifted their focus inward and in doing so has found...

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PLAYING DETROITTunde Olaniran Goes a Shade Darker on "Symbol"

Since then, we have been waiting with bated breath for new music. Earlier this month that wish was granted as Olaniran released the incredibly slinky and oceanic...

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PLAYING DETROITTart Returns as a Trio on New EP Toothache

Sweet, sour and glittering with adrenaline (appropriately named) transcendent Detroit trio Tart have made a reputation for themselves by deconstructing new wave and electroclash to spawn their genre-defying sound. Together, vocalist Zee Bricker, guitarist Adam Michael Lee Padden and drummer Donny...

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PLAYING DETROITValley Hush Bid Summer Farewell With "Goodbye, Sweet Mango"

The last time we heard from indie pop duo Valley Hush, they had just released a melty, celestial self-titled debut LP that explored ambition, passion and the art of getting out of your own way. This time around, singer Lianna Vanicelli and producer Alex Kaye explore longing and loss with a soaring...

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PLAYING DETROITWhite Bee Adds Neo-Soul Buzz to "Beat State"

The term neo-soul has been popping up around the Detroit music scene more and more frequently these days. Used to describe a blend of R and B, soul and non-traditional inclusions of jazz and hip-hop, neo-soul is becoming more of an overall aesthetic than just a sonic nuance. And no one embodies this...

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PLAYING DETROITMona Haydar Debuts "Dog" with Feminist Bite

Poet, activist and rapper Mona Haydar is flipping the script with "Dog" (ft. Jackie Cruz), the first single from her forthcoming EP. Haydar, a Flint native best known for her much-publicized "Ask A Muslim" project - in which she and her husband opened the door to strangers' questions in hopes of...

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PLAYING DETROITFrontier Ruckus Share "Enter the Kingdom" Video

Frontier Ruckus has been dishing out deeply personal, heavy-hearted folk rock for fifteen years. Their latest installment of polite devastation comes in the form of Enter the Kingdom. Their fifth record (released in the February of this year) comes full circle with the striking visual for the...

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PLAYING DETROITNydge x Greater Alexander Release Stunning Visual for "Mask"

It's been a hot minute since we covered an Assemble Sound creation but this recent release in their Sunday Song series was too jarring to ignore. A unique collaboration between New York born, Athens raised, and now Detroit-based artist Alexander Vlachos (Greater Alexander) and synth darling (and...

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PLAYING DETROITBaby Spice Haunts Deadbeat Beat in New Video

Back in 1996, five women with idiosyncratically branded personalities took the world by storm as the Spice Girls, and their demands were simple: "I wanna, I wanna, I wanna, I wanna, I wanna really really really wanna zig-a-zig ah." Those iconic words by (perhaps) the greatest girl group of all time...

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