Detroit Rebellion Release 'The Man' on Bodan Kuma Recordings

Despite their name, Detroit Rebellion actually hail from Providence, Rhode Island. Led by songwriter/guitarist/vocalist Jeff Toste and currently with drummer Micaiah Castro, the blues/garage rock project has existed in various forms, both solo and currently duo, based on Toste's evolving band lineup. Bodan Kuma Recordings out of Los Angeles will release Detroit Rebellion's previously digital-only debut album, The Man, along with the double-A-side 7" single "Fork In The Road" b/w "The Man" on July 21, centered around a tour of northern and eastern parts of the U.S.A. including a Detroit performance July 23, the 50th Anniversary of the 1967 Detroit Riots. Detroit Rebellion have been busy the first half of 2017 working on material for a sophomore album due to arrive in the fall of this year, also on Bodan Kuma Recordings.

Detroit Rebellion create music to heal the soul. "The Man" delves deep into the forces of repression and control, while "Fork In The Road" is a song about indecision - featuring a distorted acoustic guitar, filtered through a pedal Troste obtained after discarded by Kurt Cobain at a Providence performance in the early 90s. The album was recorded live off the floor in a basement in Providence, including the vocal takes, with minor overdubs. It's modern day blues that might find something akin with another Detroit duo, those folks at Third Man Records, and the ghosts that haunt Timber Timbre to the north.
Toste has been a regular around Providence music scene since his first band Laurels, released their Steve Albini produced lone album in the mid-90s. A filmmaker when not making music, he has shot videos for Detroit Rebellion's prior work, amongst other projects.

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