2009-2013

The Singles released three singles in 2009, with Frederick and Thunders accompanied by new bassist Ryan Hurnevich, but the band went on hiatus when Frederick decided to move to the West Coast, settling in Los Angeles. He continued using the name the Singles, releasing the single "Tomorrow I'll Be Blue" in 2011, and in 2012 he teamed up with drummer and singer Nicky Veltman, a fellow transplant from Detroit to Los Angeles who had previously played with Motor City garage rockers the Gore Gore Girls. Working with a rotating lineup of bass players, Frederick and Veltman set out to establish themselves on the Southern California club scene, and released a new single in 2013, "(She's Got) A Heart of Stone."
- MARK DEMING, ALLMUSIC