MI Local: New tracks from Deadbeat Beat, Krystian Quint & the Quitters, stoop lee + more

There’s always so much good music coming out of the local music scene, both here in Detroit, and all across the state of Michigan. Because many of these artists are unsigned, and thus releasing songs independently, it means they aren’t on any structured timeline dictated by a record label — essentially, they can release a new song whenever they feel like it! Thus, even though we’re nearly at the end of the year, there are still new tracks to premiere.

This week on MI Local, we heard the latest from Deadbeat Beat (surf-punk), stoop lee (hip-hop) and Krystian Quint & the Quitters, who have a full-length album set to release in January. We also heard the debut single from a forthcoming solo album by local singer-songwriter Jesse Shepherd-Bates.

I also checked in on local scenes from all across the state, including Marquette, Grand Rapids and Kalamazoo, unearthing some buried treasures that were released earlier in 2024 but I just hadn’t gotten around to spinning.

Another sweet treat on tonight’s show was the premiere of a new Christmas song from Royal Oak and Flint-based alt-country duo Strange Witch! Since Xmas Eve falls on a Tuesday, you can bet that I’ll be playing plenty of holiday songs by local artists on the 24th!

See the playlist below and listen to the episode on-demand for two weeks after it airs using the media player above.

MI Local Playlist for Dec. 10, 2024

• “Extra Texture” – Jesse Shepherd-Bates
• “Time Flowers” – Deadbeat Beat
• “Cherry Stems” – Krystian Quint & the Quitters
• “Oh No, I Forgot My Chill Pill” – Addicus
• “Dandelion” – Tess Clark
• “Celadon City” – stoop lee
• “Dazed in December” – Stimpak & LucyV
• “Death of Me” – Taylor DeRousse
• “Alive” – The Vig Arcadia
• “Sports Car” – Lefty
• “Greener Grass” – H8 Mile
• “Little Giants” – I Think I Need More Sun
• “Lucy” – Jeremy Porter
• “Made To Be Broken” – Steve Taylor Three
• “Last Christmas Again” – Strange Witch