Michigander Announces Debut Album, Shares New Single, “Emotional”

Michigander – the acclaimed indie rock project led by singer-songwriter/multi-instrumentalist Jason Singer – has announced the arrival of his eagerly awaited debut album, Michigander, due Friday, February 7 via Totally Normal Records through Thirty Tigers. Pre-orders/pre-saves are available now. Limited edition vinyl is available for pre-order exclusively at shop.michiganderband.com.

Michigander is heralded by today’s premiere of the moving new single, “Emotional,” available everywhere now. An official lyric video is streaming now on YouTube.

“I’ve worked my whole life to create my first album,” says Jason Singer, “and this moment truly feels like a special one. With the release of ‘Emotional’ I finally get to share this feeling with my fans and let them know it’s coming. I can’t wait for people to hear it and to play all this music live.

“‘Emotional’ was one of the first songs Jeremy Lutito (who produced the whole record) and I wrote together. He had that synth bass and drum beat idea that sort of goes throughout the entire song. The song is about trying to progress as a human in spite of being human. I think most people are just trying their best, and that’s all we can really do.”

LISTEN TO “EMOTIONAL”

WATCH “EMOTIONAL” OFFICIAL LYRIC VIDEO

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Michigander also includes this summer’s single, “Giving Up,” available now alongside an official music video, directed by longtime visual collaborator Tyler Appel (Andrew McMahon, Manchester Orchestra) and streaming now at YouTube. “Giving Up” quickly proved an immediate sensation following three previous top 10 singles at Triple A, earning immediate airplay on Alternative Rock radio outlets nationwide along with top playlist placement including the cover of Spotify’s influential The New Alt and the #1 spot on both Apple Music’s The New Rock and Tidal’s The Hot Rock. The track was also named “Song of the Day” by Minnesota Public Radio’s The Current and met by direct success on such popular playlists as Spotify’s New Music Friday and It’s Alt Good, Apple Music’s New Music Daily, Trending Songs, New In Rock, and New In Alternative (coming in on the latter two playlists at #3), Amazon Music’s Brand New Rock and Fresh Indie, and YouTube Music’s Eclectic Rock.

In addition, Michigander recently visited Charlottesville-Richmond’s WNRN 88.5 for a special NPR Music Live Session performance of “Giving Up,” along with exclusive renditions of such fan favorites as “Superglue” and “Misery.”

LISTEN TO “GIVING UP”

WATCH “GIVING UP” (OFFICIAL MUSIC VIDEO)

WATCH “GIVING UP” (NPR MUSIC LIVE SESSION)

WATCH “SUPERGLUE” (NPR MUSIC LIVE SESSION)

WATCH “MISERY” (NPR MUSIC LIVE SESSION)

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(Totally Normal/Thirty Tigers)

Release Date: February 7, 2025

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Tracklist:

Broadcast

Emotional

Peace of Mind

Giving Up

Letterman

Breaker Box

Spitting Image

I’ll Be OK

Important

Episode

Socialite

Hair

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Hailed by NPR as “one of indie rock’s most exciting stories in the last few years,” Michigander will celebrate the long-anticipated arrival of Michigander with a wide-ranging headline tour schedule beginning tonight, October 10, at Cincinnati, OH’s Top Cats and then traveling into early 2025. Support comes from Cece Coakley (October 10-November 22) and Sydney Sprague (January 14-February 7, 2025). Highlights include a pair of home state holiday shows set for Grand Rapids, MI’s Tip-Top Deluxe (December 6) and Elevation @ The Intersection (December 7), as well as dates at such vaunted venues as West Hollywood, CA’s Troubadour (October 25), Detroit, MI’s Saint Andrew’s Hall (November 8), New York City’s Bowery Ballroom (November 14), and Nashville, TN’s The Basement East (February 7, 2025). For complete details and ticket information, please see www.michiganderband.com.

MICHIGANDER – US TOUR 2024/2025

OCTOBER

10 – Cincinnati, OH – Top Cats ^

11 – Indianapolis, IN – HI–FI Indy ^

12 – Chicago, IL – Thalia Hall ^

13 – Kansas City, MO– recordBar ^

15 – Denver, CO – Bluebird Theater ^

16 – Salt Lake City, UT – Soundwell ^

18 – Boise, ID – Neurolux ^

19 – Portland, OR – Mississippi Studios ^

20 – Seattle, WA – Tractor Tavern ^

22 – Berkeley, CA – Cornerstone Craft Beer & Live Music ^

24 – San Diego, CA – Quartyard ^

25 – West Hollywood, CA – Troubadour ^

26 – Phoenix, AZ – The Rebel Lounge ^

28– Dallas, TX – Club Dada ^

30 – Austin, TX – Antone’s Nightclub ^

NOVEMBER

7 – Columbus, OH – Skully’s Music Diner ^

8 – Detroit, MI – Saint Andrew’s Hall ^

9 – Cleveland Heights, OH – Grog Shop ^

10 – Pittsburgh, PA – Thunderbird Café & Music Hall ^

12 – Boston, MA – Brighton Music Hall ^

14 – New York, NY – Bowery Ballroom ^

15 – Philadelphia, PA – The Foundry at The Fillmore Philadelphia ^

16 – Washington, DC – The Atlantis ^

17 – Richmond, VA – Richmond Music Hall ^

19 – Raleigh, NC – Kings ^

20 – Charlotte, NC – Amos’ Southend ^

21 – Atlanta, GA – Aisle 5 ^

22 – Knoxville, TN – Barley’s Tap Room ^

DECEMBER

6 – Grand Rapids, MI – Tip Top Deluxe *

7 – Grand Rapids, MI – Elevation @ The Intersection †

JANUARY 2025

14 – Louisville, KY – Zanzabar +

15 – Lexington, KY – The Burl +

17 – Chattanooga, TN – The Barrelhouse Ballroom +

18 – Asheville, NC – The Grey Eagle +

19 – Greenville, SC – Radio Room Greenville +

21– Charleston, SC – Music Farm +

22 – Orlando, FL – The Social +

24 – Gainesville, FL – Heartwood Soundstage +

25 – Fort Lauderdale, FL – Revolution Live +

26 – Tampa, FL – Crowbar +

28 – Tallahassee, FL – 926 Bar +

29 – New Orleans, LA – The Parish Room at House of Blues New Orleans +

31 –– Birmingham, AL – Saturn +

FEBRUARY 2025

1 – Memphis, TN – Minglewood Hall +

7 – Nashville, TN – The Basement East +

^ w/ Special Guest Cece Coakley

* Special Holiday VIP Show

† w/ Special Guests Oliver Hazard and Trauna

+ w/ Special Guest Sydney Sprague

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The last decade has seen Michigander quietly emerge as a 21st century troubadour whose deft balance of rock energy, alternative adventurousness, and heart-on-his-sleeve songcraft has endeared him to audiences and critics alike. Born in Michigan and based in Nashville, singer, songwriter, and producer Jason Singer has steadily tallied over 100M worldwide streams across a series of EPs, including 2018’s Midland, 2019’s Where Do We Go From Here, and 2021’s Everything Will Be OK Eventually, highlighted by such breakthrough tracks as “Misery” (17.5M streams) and “Let Me Down” (10.7M streams). Last year saw Michigander’s It Will Never Be The Same EP arrive to high profile praise from such outlets as NPR, which declared, “It’s impossible not to root for Singer, whose mix of optimism and vulnerability in his music has been one of indie rock’s most exciting stories in the last few years.” Michigander further won over fans with live performances alongside Silversun Pickups and Pete Yorn as well as at such festivals as Lollapalooza. Now, with the long awaited release of his self-titled debut album, Michigander embraces an even greater sonic confidence on a collection sure to resonate for a long time to come.

“The last 10 years were awesome,” Singer says. “Everything built up to this point though. To make an analogy, the EPs were like television episodes of my story, and the album is the movie version. It’s blown up on the big screen. I’m just getting started, but this is my introduction to the world.”

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