While LeBron still waits in limbo on his new contract, Cleveland may still have a reason to smile. The Suede Brothers have created a homestyle flavor of music on their new album, The Night, an incredible 10 track explosion of ground-shaking bass and alluring vocals, best described as Rustbelt Rock.  It’s hard as steel with a rusty quality, adding just the right amount of distortion on top of heavy riffs to provide a teeth-gnashing, headbanging album from a band that kills it from the first track to the last.

This new sound mirrors the region from which it was spawned; slightly vintage sounding, while there’s something new and alive about it. The band is hard working, the music is honest and the sound is undeniably Akron. It’s clear and distinct, stripped down to the bare essentials, comprised of a drummer, bassist and lead guitar. Lead singer/guitarist Dylan Francis provides piercing vocals with a sharp edge. His high-pitched wail has traces of Wolfmother or Jack White, while still retaining its originality. “The White Stripes showed us we could do just about anything,” says bassist Kevin Naughton, about the band’s influences. Their experimental style has led to one heck of an album that even they were pleasantly surprised by. “I’ve never been more proud to put my name on something,” Kevin says. “This is the best thing we’ve ever done.”