SSM (band)
Encyclopedia
SSM are a garage punk
band from Detroit, Michigan
who are signed to Alive Records
and feature members of The Hentchmen, The Sights and The Cyril Lords.
, and The Cyril Lords, respectively, before creating SSM in mid-2005. Their debut album, SSM
, was released in 2006 to much acclaim. After touring with fellow Detroit rockers, The Von Bondies
, the band released Break Your Arm For Evolution in January 2008.
Garage punk
Garage punk is a fusion of garage rock and punk rock. It is fast-paced lo-fi music characterized by a dirty, choppy guitar sound—usually played by bands who are on independent record labels or who are unsigned...
band from Detroit, Michigan
Michigan
Michigan is a U.S. state located in the Great Lakes Region of the United States of America. The name Michigan is the French form of the Ojibwa word mishigamaa, meaning "large water" or "large lake"....
who are signed to Alive Records
Alive Records
Alive Naturalsound Records – also known simply as Alive Records – started in 1994 in Los Angeles, California, by Patrick Boissel, is an independent record label specializing in garage rock, punk blues, garage punk, psychedelic rock, power pop and blues-rock music. It grew out of Boissel's...
and feature members of The Hentchmen, The Sights and The Cyril Lords.
Career
Taking their band name from their last names, the post-punk trio, SSM, are composed of John Szymanski (vocals, keyboards), Dave Shettler (drums) and Marty Morris (vocals, guitar). They are known for their work with The Hentchmen, The SightsThe Sights
The Sights are a rock and roll band from Detroit, Michigan, formed in 1998. Members include Eddie Baranek , Dave Tick Talkin Lawson , Gordon Smith and Skip Denomme . Former members include Mike Trombley, Mark Leahey, Nate Cavalieri, Matt Hatch, Bobby Emmett and Dave Knepp...
, and The Cyril Lords, respectively, before creating SSM in mid-2005. Their debut album, SSM
SSM
-Organisations:* Shattuck-Saint Mary's, a boarding school in Faribault, MN* Society of the Sacred Mission* Society of Saint Michael, a priestly fraternity of Anglo-Catholic bishops, priests, and deacons...
, was released in 2006 to much acclaim. After touring with fellow Detroit rockers, The Von Bondies
The Von Bondies
The Von Bondies were an American alternative rock band. The group disbanded in July 2011. Its most recent members were Jason Stollsteimer on vocals and lead guitar, Christy Hunt on rhythm guitar and Leann Banks on bass guitar...
, the band released Break Your Arm For Evolution in January 2008.
Albums
- SSM (2006)
- Break Your Arm For Evolution (2008)
- SSM (2010)