Music
Local Review: ARCHAIC FUTURISTS – AN EXERCISE IN HUMAN ERROR
With resources they are provided—and only seeing the tip of its full potential—AN EXERCISE IN HUMAN ERROR feels like it’s been reduced to a 4-bit Game & Watch. … read more
Local Review: Bandhood – Bandhood 3
This album almost drives you into an endless abyss of ethereal sound. I have never heard anything quite like Bandhood. … read more
Local Review: Aunt Philis Disco Dream – Portals
Portals is made to throw on a record player with some old-school cartoons playing in the background. Will Salt Lake City be the home of a psychedelic rock revival? … read more
Local Music Singles Roundup: February 2024
Ah, February. Spring is nowhere in sight, and there’s even an extra day this year to drag it on that much longer. Luckily, SLUG’s Local Music Singles Roundup is here to keep you warm. … read more
Local Review: Snailhorse – Snailhorse II
Listening to Snailhorse II is like putting on your most-loved, most-comfortable sweater—the one that may be unflattering but that you know looks cute from just the right angle. … read more
Local Review: The Apathetics – Last Rites
What do all punk rockers do when they reach middle age? They give up all the rage and embrace the misery. … read more
Local Music Singles Roundup: January 2024
January’s Local Music Singles Roundup is the perfect selection to hammer out those New Year’s resolutions or curl up on the couch and mourn your youth—whatever you’re in the mood for. … read more
Local Review: Ambedo – Polyresin
Ambedo’s Polyresin makes me feel young again. The album’s story arc is a little less a coming-of-age than it is a questioning-of-age, an anxiety of purpose and place. … read more
Local Review: Bodaget – Still At Home
Bodaget’s debut record, Still At Home, proves that pop-punk isn’t dead. It has loud, rage-filled bursts alongside soft, sentimental moments, which balances out the album. … read more
Local Review: Mantis Jackson – The Right Time (Like We...
The two albums feature high-tempo blues, rock and jazz tracks. I can’t help but feel like I’ve just stepped into one of their jam sessions from the moment the music starts. … read more
Local Music Singles Roundup: December 2023
This month’s hand-picked blend of dream pop, shoegaze and psychedelic rock from local artists pairs perfectly with the changing seasons. … read more
Local Review: No Such Animal – The Entertainer
No Such Animal moves like a wrecking ball into the future with hints of late ’80s hard-rock reinvention, ’90s aggressive progressiveness and early ’00s power-pop walls of sound. … read more
