Music
Review: Florist – If Blue Could Be Happiness
Florist If Blue Could Be Happiness Double Double Whammy Street: 9.29 Florist = Mount Eerie + Georgia Hubley + Diane Cluck It would be impossible to listen to all of the albums released in 2016, but I do not think it would be far-fetched to categorize Florist’s first full-length The Birds Outside Sang, put out
Review: Twin Peaks – Sweet ’17 Singles
Twin Peaks Sweet ’17 Singles Grand Jury Music Street: 02.18 Twin Peaks = The Orwells + Alvvays + Avey Tare’s Slasher Flicks I think we can all agree that 2017 was not a great year—some may even goes so far as to say that 2017 was a shit year—but Twin Peaks made sure to close
Review: Hovvdy – Cranberry
Hovvdy Cranberry Double Double Whammy Records Street: 02.09 Hovvdy = Sebadoh + Pinegrove + Idaho Hovvdy’s debut album, Taster, was sober and doleful, the entire album littered with downcast moments, and were it not for its guitars’ sparse use of fuzz, it would be an album that would hardly seem capable of lifting its head
Review: The Soft Moon – Criminal
The Soft Moon = All Your Sisters + The KVB … read more
National Music Reviews February 2018
SLUG-exclusive reviews of The Soft Moon, Insect Ark and others—look at the album-art collage for “clues.”
Review: Insect Ark – Marrow Hymns
Insect Ark = Earth + Daniel Lanois + Pallbearer … read more
Review: Ty Segall – Freedom’s Goblin
Ty Segall = The Beatles + Ozzy + Jack White … read more
Review: No Age – Snares Like A Haircut
No Age = Women + Male Bonding … read more
Review: The Devils – Iron Butt
The Devils = Das Clamps + Brain Bagz + Guitar Wolf … read more
Review: Corrosion of Conformity – No Cross No Crown
Corrosion Of Conformity = Poison Idea + (Houdini-era Melvins x Black Sabbath) … read more
Review: Calexico – The Thread That Keeps Us
Calexico = Magnolia Electric Co. + The Handsome Family + Songs: Ohia
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Review: Summoning – With Doom We Come
Summoning = Emyn Muil + Nazgul + Elffor … read more
