Alluvial Fans

Alluvial Fans is an indie-rock band based out of Detroit, Michigan merging high-energy rock ‘n’ roll and punk with indie, pop and jazz sensibilities. The intent is to explore the space between the extremes of distorted, mosh-worthy cathartic freak outs and quiet, sentimental and reflective moments. The aesthetic ends up being one of balance, resonating in the spectrum of human emotions from fear, anger and sadness to joy, peace and comedy. Other self-described genres include smock rock, art punk, and garage jazz.

The band started as the brainchild of Drew Bartosik (guitar, vocals), who began writing music for the first album, “Lag Air,” in 2015. After taking a few years to work on other projects, Drew began recording the album sans bandmates in 2018. The group's forming happened as an appendage of that process. Ollie (drums, vocals) — at the time moonlighting for a punk band out of Maine — booked a tour date at Donovan's Pub in Detroit. On the bill was no other than Gil A.D. — the DJ moniker of Gilad Granot (bass) — and Drew Bartosik, playing solo with a drum machine, casio keyboard and pedalboard.

This lineup lasted until 2021 when Gilad moved to Brooklyn and the band finished up "Spume" before his departure. Later that year, the inimitable Caelin Amin (bass guitar and vocals) joined the band on bass and ushered in a new era of creativity and collaboration for the band and the 4th album "Warm Spells".