January 2016
The January issue of SLUG brings you what's really going on in Salt Lake City, from filmmakers and artists to heavy metal bowlers and taxidermists.
Local Review: Entomb the Wicked – Mortem
Vocalist/lead guitarist Tyler Bromberg has intriguingly diverse vocal abilities that come through in the slower tune, “Despondency,” which has a very Alice in Chains “Rooster” vibe to it. However, the rest of Mortem consists of faster, mosh-worthy death metal. … read more
Local Review: Dead Bod – Self-Titled EP
You and everyone subject to your sound system should note and thoroughly enjoy the sheer, brutal and deadly brilliance of Dead Bod. This self-titled EP beautifully captures a contemporary form of the late-’70s L.A. punk explosion, which inspires nostalgia for the movement. … 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
Local Review: Christopher Alvarado – The Eye of Imagination
Ambient music can be interpreted in many different ways; it all depends on what a person’s mindset is and what they are feeling at the moment, if anything. What one person hears may be drastically different from what another hears. … read more
Local Review: Brett Knickerbocker – Lost Signal EP
Singer/songwriter Brett Knickerbocker embodies a country-rock cowboy. Lost Signal EP is an almost all-acoustic set that sounds country-rock in its instrumentation with excited and emphatic strums. … read more
Local Review: Alter Ego – Ego
Ego begins with “Hook It,” a heavy, psych bass line flooded with an opulence of funk. The moment the first wah pummeled my eardrums, I was thrashing my brain about and jerking my shoulders so hard that they were sore for two days after. … read more
Review: GIVERS – New Kingdom
GIVERS = Reptar + Grouplove + Dirty Projectors … read more
Review: Freakwater – Scheherazade
Freakwater = Joni Mitchell + Indigo Girls … read more
Review: Frankie Cosmos – Fit Me In
Frankie Cosmos = Pure Bathing Culture + Lady Lamb … read more
Review: Flavor Waster – It’s Always Sunny When You’re Cool
Flavor Waster = Marriages x Battles … read more
Review: Eastfield – Another Boring Eastfield Album: A Rail Punk...
Eastfield = (Forum Walters + Buzzcocks) + The Clash … read more
Review: Dave Gahan & Soulsavers – Angels & Ghosts
Dave Gahan & Soulsavers = Bad Seeds – Nick Cave + Spiritualized … read more
