The Volebeats

Approaching alt-country with unexpected twists of psychedelia and Paisley Underground-styled melancholia, Detroit band the Volebeats have been walking a different path than the majority of other Motor City bands since their 1988 formation. The songwriting team of guitarist/vocalists Jeff Oakes and Matthew Smith (bandleader and principle songwriter of Outrageous Cherry) took the band through regular lineup changes, keeping highly active throughout the '90s and 2000s. Though the band slowed down somewhat after the first 20 years of their run, they continued creating new music al...