Being long standing members of Detroit’s tight knit, and inspiring punk-rock community, Clevinger represent what Midwestern punk rock is all about; songs about heartache, hope, growing old, loss, love, and struggle.

Clevinger are a four-piece punk rock band from Detroit, Michigan. The members of Clevinger are working professionals in what they deem in song, as “Dying Industries”; Union Lawyer, Engineer, Investigative Journalist, and High School Teacher. The songs that make up their first full-length for Salinas Records, Personal / Professional, explore these themes, but not in a way that has become all too redundant in years past. Personal / Professional breathes new life to a genre that so desperately needs it. Opening track “Dark Thoughts” sets the mood for our journey through a frozen Detroit cityscape, and the tracks that follow take us further into a city where struggle and hope exist harmoniously.

The heart-on-your-sleeve punk rock well that Clevinger have been inspired by over the years is prevalent on Personal / Professional. Songs like “Someday” and “Desperate With Age” laid their hearts bear, and open for all to see. Clevinger invites you in to their world, but also asks you to become a part of it on this album. Personal / Professional may not be breaking new ground in the genre of punk, but at least it is giving it a fresh voice and a new life.