“The question I am most often asked is what band or record am I most excited about. The answer right now is Michigan Rattlers. They tick every possible box: great tunes, sincere lyrics, and interesting bandmates. Lately, I’m finding myself increasingly attracted to bands that deal in lowfrills production and direct emotion, and this band is among my favorites right now for exactly those reasons. Truly spectacular.”
– Larry Flick, SiriusXM
“Guitarist Graham Young and bassist Adam Reed fleshed out the sound of their folky LA by-way-of-Michigan band with the addition of keys player Christian Wilder – the result is riveting rock & roll with a country edge. It’s a musical rebirth of sorts for the Rattlers, who continue to make their bones with their intense live show.”
“A Mojave road trip, red dust kicked up by the wind and tires, windows down and shades on feeling invincible, like nothing can touch you. On a conquest for something bigger, while recalling the treasured small things along the way. This is the exact imagery and notion fostered from the stellar new single [“Desert Heat”] by feel-good, folk-rockers Michigan Rattlers.”
“The Michigan Rattlers gave me the same feeling as when I listened to Reckless Kelly and Turnpike Troubadours for the first time. This Midwestern band’s debut album proved to be a consistently compelling and well-written project. Guitarist Graham Young has just a hint of sadness in his voice. With Adam Reed on upright bass and Christian Wilder on piano, the music falls somewhere between a bar band and a songwriter night, which is right where I live.”
"Michigan Rattlers weave together powerful lyrical narratives with guitar leads, vocal harmonies and extensive refrains."
“This is a band with solid songwriting chops and instrumental skills. Young is a charismatic frontperson [and] Michigan Rattlers strike a workable balance between derivation and originality, melodic hooks coupled with accessible lyrical content, familiar progressions and undergirding subtly unique flourishes. ‘Evergreen’ shows this three-piece from Los Angeles via Petoskey, Michigan making a stand, making their way.”
Michigan Rattlers love to revisit what went wrong on their songs, and I love to wallow in them. These songs of youthful arrogance, elder ignorance, blue collar Midwestern life, and some good ol’ fashioned hard earned drinking songs are going to be road trip companions for years to come.”
"Equally adept at stripped-down sadness and amped-up madness, Michigan Rattlers conjure fond memories of Drive-By Truckers’ border breaks and cross-legged Richard Buckner concerts.”