Music
Review: Coloured Clocks – Nectarine
Coloured Clocks’ minimalist formula for psychedelia reflects Spacemen 3, as well as the space rock of Pink Floyd by offering the mellow kind of psych or “dream-drone” that closes out a long summer day or welcomes in a sunrise when you’ve been up all night with friends. … read more
Review: CocoRosie – Tales of a Grass Widow
I must confess, when I first listened to CocoRosie, I dug it. … read more
Review: Charli XCX – True Romance
Charli XCX, that pop visionary with an indie cult status, has recently been made a serious run for platinum with Icona Pop’s “I Love It,” which she co-wrote. … read more
Review: Big Black Cloud – Black Friday
Random discordance screeches through my stereo right as I press play. … read more
Review: BoySetsFire – While a Nation Sleeps
In an alternate universe, BoySetsFire would enjoy the popularity that the endless stream of emocore (or scene, or whatever they’re called these days) bands receive. … read more
Review: Benjamin Finger – Listen To My Nerves Hum
Equally as haunting as it is soothing, Listen To My Nerves Hum is perfect for any ambient lover with bipolar tendencies. … read more
Review: Belle Adair – The Brave and the Blue
Belle Adair = Iron and Wine + My Morning Jacket / Peter Bjorn and John … read more
Review: Barrence Whitfield and the Savages
Even if you’ve never heard of Boston musician Barrence Whitfield, as soon as the opening track “The Corner Man” begins, you know he’s a seasoned veteran of the blues and rock and roll. … read more
Review: AUN – Alpha/Heaven
There are depths in Alpha/Heaven that go beyond your garden-variety ambient drone record. … read more
Review: Authority Zero – Tipping Point
Does it count as having a favorite song if “favorite” describes half the songs on an album? … read more
Winter Kills: The Rebirth of DevilDriver
Vocalist Dez Fafara has been a staple of the heavy music scene for going on 20 years now, and the man is a prolific music-making machine. He is the head of nu-metal giants Coal Chamber (who have just returned from a hiatus most fans thought would be permanent), as well as helming DevilDriver, the “California Groove Machine” of melodic death metal that defies boundaries and expectations, and contributing to a myriad of other projects with members of bands from all over the heavy music spectrum. SLUG sat down with Fafara as he runs his latest press gauntlet in support of DevilDriver’s upcoming release, Winter Kills, to talk about this new rebirth for his band and discover his unique inspirations and challenges as an artist. … read more
Heartless Bastards @ Urban Lounge 07.19 with Writer
Since releasing their sublime fourth album, Arrow, in February of last year, Heartless Bastards have been on a mean hot streak, so it only seems fitting that the Urban Lounge was also a sweltering mess inside on Friday night. … read more
