Tag Archives: The Soods

The Soods “A Ray Rewired Volume 2” Out Now!

The second volume of A Ray Rewired by The Soods is out now! 7 songs, featuring Matt Ten Clay, Sleeping Timmy, Shane Tripp, Haleigh Potter, Elroy Meltzer and more alongside master Sood Jason Roy. Check out this interview with Audio Ink that Jason just did too!

The Soods “A Ray Rewired Vol 1” OUT NOW

The Soods did it again! Following up 2020’s excellent Ornaments of Affection, A Ray Rewired Volume 1 features 7 bursts of dreamy, jangly goodness. In addition to project mastermind Jason Roy and regular members Steven Meltzer, Chris Coble, Matt Ten Clay, Shane Tripp, and Haleigh Potter, A Ray Rewired features Ryne Clarke (The Ryne Experience) and Timmy Rodriguez (Wild Honey, Drinking Mercury, Sleeping, etc) among others. Download at the link above or check it out on Spotify. More Soods to come!

Pre-Order: the soods – Ornaments of Affection

Friday October 9 will see the release of the debut full-length from The Soods! It’s called Ornaments of Affection and you can check out a few of the songs above and pre-order the album here. It’s a space-rock dream of densely layered melodies, featuring contributions from all sorts of Michigan musicians but spearheaded by the immensely talented Jason Roy. This is the first of our delayed springtime releases to finally be hitting the streets and we’re so glad it’s becoming a real thing. Follow The Soods on the socials and stay tuned for more news!

OUT NOW: Drinking Mercury / The Soods


5 new songs apiece from one of the longest serving GTG bands and the newest GTG band! Drinking Mercury recorded something like 17 songs at a cabin in Bitely, MI over the course of a couple trips in the last year and this split has the first batch of tunes to be released from these sessions. In addition to the advance single “The Market” the remaining four songs feature all of the group’s songwriters as well as a new arrangement of a traditional song. The rest of the songs from the cabin sessions will be out later this year! The Soods debuted earlier this year with some low-key releases but are now taking off in a big way with this release, featuring a who’s who of Grand Rapids musical talent. Members of longtime outfits Elroy Meltzer, Lazy Genius, The Howlers, and more are featured throughout and the result is a shimmery, tightly arranged batch of indie pop songs with an economy that would make Bob Pollard proud. Check out the album on our bandcamp page, stream it on Spotify, order a CD from our store… have at it!

Video Release: Drinking Mercury – The Market

Check it out! The video for Drinking Mercury’s new single “The Market” from the forthcoming split album with The Soods. The release party AND release date for the split is this Friday, 9/20! 5 new songs apiece from both of these acts, and you can catch ’em live at The Intersection in Grand Rapids to celebrate the release!
drinking mercury split cover
drinking mercury soods september 20