Musically speaking, Michigan and Motown go hand in hand. But what about bluegrass? Growing up on the Upper Peninsula of the Great Lakes State, Lindsay Lou Rilko gained exposure to the genre, which she melds with Motown grooves in Lindsay Lou & the Flatbellys. This unlikely pairing forms a perfect marriage, courtesy of the foursome’s hard-hitting harmonies and imaginative instrumentality — a style that figured prominently on the group’s 2012 debut Release Your Shrouds. Filled with catchy originals, the album paved the way for the band’s current EP Here Between, which takes listeners in a new direction of ever-evolving sound.
