Since its inception in the late 1990s, American Mars has been a musical anomaly in their hometown of Detroit. In a town often passed over by touring Americana acts and dominated by garage and punk, the band has persevered for over a decade with its unique brand of atmospheric, often confessional, roots-influenced rock. The band features singer, songwriter, and guitarist Thomas Trimble, multi-instrumentalist David Feeny, bassist Garth Girard, and drummer Alex Trajano. Multi-instrumentalist and producer Feeny has worked with Blanche, Loretta Lynn, and The White Stripes, and the band toured with the Avett Brothers, Chuck Prophet, Langhorne Slim, and The Rumble Strips. Last year American Mars released its fourth full-length album, "Chasing Vapors." Michigan's iSpy magazine praised American Mars as "bracing, entrancing, and warming in their Western-wrung rock churn."