Music
National Music Reviews January 2016
The curated list of January 2016 National Music reviews is sure to beef up your music library with reviews of new albums from artists like Kvltist, Pillar Point, Ripping Death and more. … read more
Review: Total Abuse – Excluded
Total Abuse = Black Flag + Ceremony + Void … read more
Review: Cold Sweats – Social Coma
Cold Sweats = Quicksand + Brutal Juice + Scratch Acid … read more
Review: Tarquin Manek – Tarquin Magnet
Tarquin Manek = Diamond Terrifier + Nate Young + Mike Shiflet … read more
Local Review: God Country – Last Songs
Had this album come out in 2004, my 15-year-old self would’ve freaked out. To a degree, it uses the tried-and-true formula of distorted guitars with angry-soft vocals that crescendo into a cloud of noise so saturated in raw emotion, I inadvertently absorbed the singer’s climactic experience as my own. … read more
Review: Mirror – Self-Titled
Mirror = Rainbow + Argus … read more
Local Review: Scatterbrain – Insufficient Soul
Ah, the “#sadboy makes feels music” trend has officially hit Salt Lake. Scatterbrain’s Insufficient Soul showcases this personal brand well, with depressing track titles like “we’re worried about you but we still don’t care” and well-produced down-tempo trap-like piano and snare beats. … read more
Conquering the Road with Cult Leader
Touring takes as much creativity, endurance and bravery as does making art in the first place. It is an experience unto itself, and so we must turn to the veterans of the road to learn the secrets of conquering it. Between the four of them, the members of Cult Leader have almost half a century of experience touring. … read more
Local Review: Conquer Monster – Metatransit
Not only do local duo Daniel Romero and Joshua Faulkner produce their music using reworks of old video game controllers, but their new album, Metatransit, was released in conjunction with the comic book Purge Worlds. … read more
Review: Pillar Point – Marble Mouth
Pillar Point = Animal Collective + Kitsune + Sgt. Pepper–era The Beatles … read more
Review: Kvltist – Catechesis
Kvltist = Gorgoroth + 1349 + Dark Funeral … read more
Looking Around at Beat Happening
Think DIY, and one thinks homey, living-room production, a sort of playing around—though not always playfulness—and a raw sort of determination. This perception comes from a long line of DIY artists that have passed through our ears and venues over the years, but few have both endured as long and so purely embodied that feeling
