Great Lakes Myth Society (GLMS) is a

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from southeast Michigan in the United States, formed in 2004., originally called "The Original Brothers and Sisters of Love", they write and perform songs about the state, such as myths or stories from around the area, as well as more contemporary, non-regional work.

History

Early years

The Original Brothers and Sisters of Love (originally titled The Original Brothers of Love) was formed in Brighton, Michigan, in the mid 1990's as a duo of brothers Jamie and Timothy Monger. The brothers had played and led in many local bands before forming the band. After releasing two cassettes, they began playing shows in nearby

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and started recording what would be their first album ''The Legende of Jeb Minor'' in 1996. In 1998, the band had fully moved to Ann Arbor. A year later, they finally released their first album on the label

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, which was later reissued nationally on a new label,

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. In 2001 they released their second album ''H.O.M.E.S Vol. One''. Soon after, they finished what would be their third album, although in 2003, their label had gone bankrupt.

Great Lakes Myth Society

After the bankruptcy of their label, and with the departure of violinist Liz Archinvole, the band split up, though quickly reformed a year later as the Great Lakes Myth Society. Their first record was released by Stop, Pop, and Roll in April 2005, originally titled H.O.M.E.S Vol. two, but due to the name change, was now self-titled. They signed to Ann Arbor-based Quack!Media in 2007 and began recording their second record, ''

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'' (2007)., which was released soon after. In 2008 the band released

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, which is a rerecording of an Original Brothers and Sisters of Love song.

Later years and recent history

After the release of Compass Rose Bouquet, the band soon started recording their third album, but had to postpone the process indefinitely as one of their original members moved out of state, and eventually recording ceased. In early 2011,

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used excerpts from their songs "Midwest Main Street" and "Debutante" on its Detroit metropolitan area commercials.

Discography

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References

External links

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