A rock & roll singer, guitarist, and songwriter who has long shown a knack for a taut melody and a memorable hook, Vince Frederick formed the band the Singles in his native Detroit in 1999, and the band soon became a fixture in the Motor City as the Midwest garage rock scene exploded. The Singles went on hiatus following the release of the band's 2008 EP Don't Need Your Love, but after relocating to Los Angeles, Frederick decided to give the band another try. Teaming with drummer Nicky Veltman -- a fellow Detroit native who was once a member of the Gore Gore Girls -- the Singles return with a new album, 2014's Look How Fast a Heart Can Break. Produced by Rick Parker (who has worked with fellow Detroit contenders the Von Bondies as well as Black Rebel Motorcycle Club), the album sounds brighter and more upbeat than the group's earlier work, but is still full of rock & roll energy and sharp, muscular, and melodic guitar-based tunes about love stories that sometimes end happily and sometimes leave heartache in their wake.