Murder Mystery is an American indie rock band from Detroit, Michigan. The group started in the college town of Mount Pleasant, Michigan in 1999 "Murder Mystery" , ubl.com. Retrieved 20 August 2009. but moved to Detroit in 2003, attracted by the burgeoning music scene of that city . The group earned notoriety in a scene that was still largely dominated by garage rock and garnered airplay on college stations like WMUC and WDET.
Also denoted as college-rock,, realdetroitweekly.com. Retrieved 16 August 2007. the group signed with DetroitSounds Records"Murder Mystery", allrecordlabels.com. Retrieved 20 August 2009. and released a self-titled EP in 2005. Largely influenced by indie-rock bands Sleater-Kinney, Butterglory, and Built to Spill, the EP was released to positive reviews at home , inflamemedia.com. Retrieved 11 July 2007. and mixed reviews abroad."Murder Mystery", amplitude-phonography.blogspot.com, June 5, 2006. Retrieved 20 August 2009. Shortly after the release of the record the group split with DetroitSounds and recorded material for a documentary on Detroit pianist Bob Seeley while touring parts of the Midwest and the East Coast and recording material for a follow-up EP.Belardes, N.L. "Detroit Music Scene's Murder Mystery Band Sends E.P., Photos, and Love" , nlbelardes.com, October 9, 2006. Retrieved 20 August 2009.
The follow-up EP entitled, "Big Rocket Go Now" was released in 2007 at the Royal Oak Music Theater , royaloakmusictheatre.com. Retrieved 9 June 2007. in Royal Oak, MI. In 2009 the group signed to Workerbee Records , based in Ames, Iowa.
Most recently Murder Mystery have contributed a cover song to Guilt by Association, a compilation album released by Engine Room Recordings. On the album, the band added a cover of Def Leppards "Photograph".
Band members Dennis O'Malley - Drums Ken Kochajda - Bass/Vocals Adam LeRoy - Guitar/Vocals
Discography 2006 - "Murder Mystery" 2007 - "Big Rockets Go Now!" 2007 - "Are You Ready For The Heartache Cause Here It Comes" 2008 - "Live on WDET" 2008 - "Shrine of the Little Flower" (EP) 2009 - "Owl"
Compilations 2011 - "Guilt by Association Vol. 3". "Photograph" (Def Leppard cover).
See also Indie rock Lo-fi music List of Lo-fi bands
References
External links Official Murder Mystery webpage Murder Mystery on Ultimate Band List