MI Local: Spring vibes prevail with songwriter Christian Ohly, plus new track premieres + more

MI Local is your source for new and exciting music coming out of Detroit and all across the state of Michigan! Each week, this show connects you to the latest releases by local artists and informs you about all of the upcoming opportunities to see them perform live. Quite often, too, it’s the place where you’ll be able to hear exclusive sneak-preview spins of songs that actually aren’t even released yet — how exciting!

This week, singer-songwriter Christian Ohly stopped by to share his latest single, “Bring You Back,” which he recorded with producer Jake Rye. Ohly creates evocative indie-pop ballads that poetically wear the proverbial heart right out on the proverbial sleeve, and this track follows up his recent full-length “Miracle.” Ohly talked about his songwriting process, the experience of working with producer Jake Rye, who’s studio, sadly, just sustained a fire (follow @socialrecordingcompany on IG).

We also premiered a new song from the versatile indie-rock ensemble Elspeth Tremblay & The Treatment, with “Tragic,” coming off their forthcoming EP, “Cut Your Losses” — out this weekend — capped off by a release party at the Old Miami this Saturday night!

Neo-psychedelic-indie-rock songwriter Jeremy Waun, of WaunBand, dropped a new song the same day that MI Local aired (March 18) titled “Comes A Whisper.”  You can see WaunBand live this Friday night at the Lexington in Woodbridge!

We also premiered a new vibey-instrumental track tapping into ambient Americana, from the duo known as Moonrisers, titled “Circle of the Seasons,” and we heard the latest from the versatile songwriter and producer Jessie Berkshires, with the new-wave tinged “Lonely Wolf.”

All of that, and so much more, along with check-ins with other scenes around the state, with brand new sounds coming out of Grand Rapids and Kalamazoo, too!

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 March. 18, 2025

• “Alright” – Toboggan Man – Alright
• “Kinda Like the World” – The Remnants
• “Lonely Wolf” – Jessie Berkshires
• “Tragic” – Elspeth Tremblay & the Treatment
• “Killer Diller” – Carry On Dub
• “Euphoria” – The Fever Haze
• “Crystal Ball” – Slizz
• “Waited” – Duende
• “Comes a Whisper” – Waunband
• “Ring of Salt” – Former Critics
• “Circle of the Seasons” – The Moonrisers
• “Rain in the Cinema” – The Lasso
• “Ceti Alpha Six” – Disc System
• “Bring You Back” – OHLY
• “Maybe It’s You” – OHLY