Never having been to Michigan, I sadly have no idea what it's like, but in my head it's a city of dark blues bars populated by tattoo-emblazoned brawlers, bourbon-soaked women and bands like Cheap Girls slogging their guts and hearts out every night on tiny stages for three blind men and a dog. And that view is pretty much solely based on this song. Thankfully not a cover of the Kaiser Chiefs' rather turgid hit, but a song that topples over with melody, staggers over its drums and vomits out another guitar line just when you least expect it. On a par with other brilliantly down-trodden American bar bands like The Hold Steady and The Gaslight Anthem, it pretty much demands repeated listens. As Paul Simon rightly sang, Michigan seems like a dream to me now.
Ruby by Cheap Girls - listen on Spotify here.
From: Giant Orange (2012)
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