Issues: Issue 304 - April 2014
Review: I, a Man – Gravity Wins Again
Gravity Wins Again is the first full-length album from I, a Man (named after the 1967 Andy Warhol film). The album is wonderfully self-produced, allowing the band to sound exactly as they like. … read more
Review: Ikebe Shakedown – Stone By Stone
Ikebe Shakedown are part of a growing contingent of musicians dedicated to replicating the feel of classic recordings. They do a good job, and it’s a noble goal, too. … read more
Review: Insomnium – Shadows of the Dying Sun
Continuing to build their stronghold of melodic death metal, Finland’s Insomnium offer up their sixth full-length record without a ton of surprises and with all expectations met. … read more
Review: Home – Bound To Gravity
I had to dig through the dusty recesses of my mental vault to describe Home. They straddle the line between sludge and post-hardcore. … read more
Local Review: The Lazy Waves – Wavetable
Indie electro-pop is the en vogue subgenre at the moment and that is totally OK with me. The Lazy Waves’ latest EP combines a lot of the genre’s best traits, things like space-age synth sounds backing earthy lyrics and vocals, to create this solid four-track EP. … read more
Local Review: Taylor Fang – Or Die
The five-song album by local producer Nick Bentz is reminiscent of childhood Saturday mornings spent playing Super Nintendo with a bowl of milk and cereal. … read more
Local Review: Silver Antlers – All a River
It is really wonderful to hear some new work from Skyler Hitchcox, the guiding light behind Silver Antlers. To the uninitiated, Silver Antlers is heavily ritualized pop music that explores the endless possibilities of dreamy, shoegazy drone that seeks to communicate with something bigger than ourselves inside ourselves. … read more
Local Review: Scalps – Serenades Of An Abomination
We’re not talking dandruff shampoo here. Scalps is assuredly a reference to those bloody spoils of war—a perfect mascot for the music this band makes. … read more
Local Review: MoneyPenny – Self-Titled
If I wasn’t a decade removed from being 17, I’d probably be jamming to this pop punk album in my beat-up Chevy Lumina with a vanilla ice from Top Spot and my best friend, but I’ve since upgraded to a Subaru, pour-overs, a husband and post-whatever. … read more
Local Review: her luminaria – The Dawn Is Your Enemy
her luminaria is quietly emerging into the SLC music scene with a beautiful collision of Midwestern grit and soft synth. … read more