Tonight! Mêlée Starts Detroit Residency


Mêlée begins a month-long residency (8 p.m. at the Detroit
Bar
),
with
Echo Echo opening for their
first performance. A special treat: Solid Gold
(the band Jamie Lidell just finished touring with) is on the bill too.
]

According to KUCI's Ned Raggett:The Orange County quartet (Mêlée) has the kind of career that
almost
can catch you by surprise, with singles and albums and compilation cuts
appearing steadily over the course of the previous decade; come 2010 and
they're still fighting the good fight, firing up the piano playing along
with
the guitar work.”

From Justin Shady's review of the Lidell show last Thursday: They might not have that much history
behind them just yet (their debut album Bodies of Water was
released in 2008) but their dynamic on stage and with the audience emits
an aura of well-seasoned professionalism.

With
material from both their debut album and their new EP, Solid Gold
managed to dig up a bit of eighties nostalgia without it coming across
as over the top or ridiculously cheesy. Like so many acts of today,
they're not a gimmicky band who rely heavily on the sounds of
twenty-five years ago; instead, they're a solid (sorry, but it's true)
group of
musicians who occasionally dip their toes into the waters of that
bygone (thank Christ) era. Although, they do offer a sweet cover
of Kenny Loggins' “Danger Zone.” (It's on the new EP; check it out here.)

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *