By K.D. Norris
ken@wktv.org
If you caught Jack Droppers & The Best Intentions earlier this month when they opened for Michigander at Pyramid Scheme, you know the genre-bending sounds of the local band’s Bottled Up like a Neon Light, released in April, and maybe a cut or two from their up-coming Three on Three EP.
If not, you’ll just have to wait for their CD release party Thursday, Nov. 7, at Mulligan’s Pub on Wealthy Street SE. (Of course, you could check out music from Bottled Up like a Neon Light on bandcamp.com.)
While everybody hears what they hear and calls ‘em like they hears ‘em, my first listen to their early-this-year full-length release definately “Stuck in My Head” — the title of one song ion the release — with its mix of a little alt, a little retro rock and even a little old new wave.
But Jack and the band apparently simply call themselves a “garage” band.
“With their newest set of music, the ‘Three on Three‘ EP, the band is set to take their music to a new level,” they say of themselves and the new music. “The EP showcases some of the biggest sounding songs the band has done while maintaining a consistent feel of Americana Garage Rock.”
Jack Droppers was born in Grand Rapids, but has spent almost all his life outside of the city until recently, according to the band’s own bio, “Like his new home in GR, JD’s latest musical project is a homecoming of sorts. The Americana rock & roll that Jack Droppers & the Best Intentions play reflects a blend of the Springsteen cassettes he inherited and the garage-rock scene of Central Florida where he grew up.”
Droppers is joined by Laura Hobson (of Antrim Dells), Garrett Stier (of Stationary Travelers), Devin Sullivan, Josh Holicki and James Kessel … “for an honest, rough-around-the-edges, and robust rock & roll sound.”
The party at Mulligan’s sounds like a great way to start the fall, and get to know Jack and his best intentions.
Jack Droppers & The Best Intentions will play Mulligan’s Pub, 1518 Wealthy St. SE, with Dawning opening and DJ Oracle spinning the afterparty, from 9 p.m. until they kick everybody out. For more information, visit the band’s Facebook Page or visit Mulligan’s Pub’s Facebook page.
