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Kind Words About Shady Groves “Michigan based collective Shady Groves is brimming with talent and versatility. Their lofty, drifting sound sends listeners to tranquil mindsets as their ambient, indie, folk style meets somewhere in the middle with pop and rock genres. A group of multi-instrumentalists and songwriters, Shady Groves use their individual talents to inject variety into their collective songs, and their cohesion as a group is seamless even with so many cooks in the kitchen.

Coming together in 2015, Shady Groves has more recently released their 12 track album Bitzer which has been well received for its outstanding lyrics and musicianship. The album features eye-catching and textured visuals from Connor Irwin who has done all of the artwork for the group. Shady Groves’ music sounds like the lovechild of chill wave and psychedelic rock and is perfect for just kind of getting lost in the music and lyrics.”

- Playground Detroit

Shady Groves Oct. 2016. Photo by Nicholas Kassab (Left to right) – Jamie Dulin, Sage Denam, Dylan Caron, Adam Fitzgerald and Colton Caron

"Harmony-heavy, vocal-centric, ukulele-utilizing folk-pop, with tones as smooth as honey and cooing guitars (sounds like slide-guitar, almost) shearing in softly like the morning's first sunrays, but really, this is like anytime-o'-day music, kinda laid back and exquisite in its own way. It’s rare to find pure pop so interestingly re-shaped, re-molded and finessed into a charming new form of its own."

- Jeff Milo of DeepCutz / Detroit Metro Times / Oakland Press

“Shady Groves could fill a long standing void in the Detroit pop patchwork. ‘Plain Dream’ oozes the lush harmonies and textural atmospheric tendencies of Fleet Foxes and is sometimes reflective of Band of Horses… the song is thoughtfully arranged in a way that gives the aural illusion of travel.

Shady Groves seems like a resurgence of a genre that has inherently had very little presence here in Detroit… the ambient indie pop rock scene from seven-nine years ago fizzled out quietly and, well, I sort of miss it.”

- AudioFemme

"Dreamy mash of echoing vocals, modest drums, and haunting harmonies. The guitar is subtle yet powerful, creating a warm space within the song that wraps your mind in nostalgia. This sound is open and airy, with an emptiness that compliments their earthy and reflective sound.

If you’re ready to fall into a trippy, dream sequence, then Shady Groves’ new release, Bitzer, will take you there. The vocals cut through fuzzy, psychedelic guitar and rhythmic drums. Each track is superb in its delivery, jumping from psychedelic rock to new wave jazz and beyond. The synth adds a nice neo-psychedelic touch and stacks another layer onto the already full sound they’ve created. The entire album feels like an adventure, road tripping through the creative process and uncovering pop/rock surprises along the way. This release is great for all occasions and we know you’ll enjoy listening to Bitzer straight through."

- CW Detroit

"Shady Groves’ collaborative approach makes for a rather interesting and alluring album, which has a lovely flow to it yet is distinct from track to track. It is actually possible to point out who might have written which song, because there are some more cinematic, some more dreamy indie pop and some more experimental tracks on the album."

- GlamGlare

Biography

Shady Groves is a collective of Michigan based singer/songwriters and multi-

instrumentalists founded in 2015 by Adam Fitzgerald, Dylan Caron & Jeff Yateman. The band jumps around the genre pool, as the project is collaborative. In the live band Fitzgerald and D. Caron play the guitars and share vocal duties. Shady Groves added Jamie Dulin to their line-up to play bass and saxophone, Colton Caron to play synth and keys and Sage Denam to play drums and percussion. Each song is completely different from the next but the sound is distinct and uniquely Shady Groves.

The band amicably parted ways with Jeff Yateman in August of 2016. Adam Fitzgerald, Dylan Caron, Jamie Dulin and Colt Caron are in preparations to release Shady Groves’ second album in 2017. Shady Groves’ collaborative aesthetic continues to flourish over time as the songwriters blend their work together to push forward and form new soundscapes.

1. (Above) Shady Groves live at Whateverfest 6 in May of 2016 (Whateverfest is a Detroit indie music festival originally started by Fitzgerald in 2011) (from left to right:) Colton Caron on keys, Adam Fitzgerald on guitar & vocals, Jeff Yateman on drums, Dylan Caron on guitar & vocals and Jamie Dulin on bass. Photo by Erick Buccholz (Photo Punk)

2. (Below) Shady Groves Oct. 2016 photo by Nicholas Kassab (from left to right): Jamie Dulin, Dylan Caron, Sage Denam, Adam Fitzgerald and Colt Caron

Album artwork by Connor Irwin for “Bitzer” – the debut LP by Shady Groves.

Bitzer can be found via BandCamp, SoundCloud, Spotify, Apple Music, iTunes, YouTube & more.

https://shadygroves.bandcamp.com/album/bitzer