Local Review: The Lazy Waves – Spring Fling

Local Review: The Lazy Waves – Spring Fling
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The Lazy Waves Spring Fling Self-Released Street: 04.23 The Lazy Waves = Danger Mouse + Daniele Luppi + Electric Guest The last we heard from Daniel Fischer—aka Fisch—and company, we were gifted a delightful holiday track on Christmas Eve 2011. Their latest offering is the lush, mesmerizing, sexy-as-shit three-track Spring Fling. The laid-back, beat-driven track,

Local Review: Temples – Self-Titled

Local Review: Temples – Self-Titled
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Temples Self-Titled Self-Released Street: 05.17 Temples = Ghosts & Vodka + Don Caballero   Hailing from Provo, Temples are a four-piece post-rock/math rock ensemble that goes against the grain as far as traditional guitar structures go. Upon first listen to their EP, it’s easy to extract that they are purists in their craft as they

Local Review: Skellum – Boxelders

Local Review: Skellum – Boxelders
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Skellum Boxelders Self-Released Street: 05.28 Skellum = Infected Mushroom + Beats Antique   Although a few of the songs on the album sound as if Zelda magically appeared in a rave, it is very well made and has a smooth, experimental electronic sound. The details in songs like “Covert Operations” and “Moments” make the album

Local Review: Spell Talk – Rough

Local Review: Spell Talk – Rough
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Spell Talk Rough Self-Released Street: 09.26.12 Spell Talk = Black Keys + De Stijl–era White Stripes It’s too bad Spell Talk broke up following this release, because their down n’ dirty rock n’ roll went straight for the guts and would’ve won a “vintage sound” contest any day. Rough has a distinguished, antique sound that’s

 
 
Local Review: Rule Of The Bone – Self-Titled

Local Review: Rule Of The Bone – Self-Titled
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Rule of the Bone Self-Titled Self-Released Street: 02.28 Rule of the Bone = Bon Scott–era AC/DC + BTO + Fu Manchu This is three brothers and a drummer who transplanted to SLC from Alaska in search of “more sunshine and a greater woman-to-man ratio.” You can’t make this up. Their debut is a loose goose

Local Review: Scabs On Strike – Scabs On Strike II: Just Friends

Local Review: Scabs On Strike – Scabs On Strike II:...
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Scabs on Strike Scabs on Strike II: Just Friends Voodoo Dog Street: 08.21.10 Scabs on Strike = Pavement + Blacklist Co-operative + Bloodworm   A part of the SLC music scene for 15 years, Scabs on Strike are currently a two-piece, with Jeff Baker on drums and Dan Morley doing almost everything else. This album,

Local Review: Seveneleven – Seven Deadly Sinz

Local Review: Seveneleven – Seven Deadly Sinz
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Seveneleven Seven Deadly Sinz Wasatch Renaissance Street: 05.13 Seveneleven = C-Crime + Brother Ali   Funded completely out of Sev Elev’s pocket and produced by the holy Wasatch Renaissance, this full-length album has been a dream-in-the-making come true. It comes after years of shared sets in venues like Kilby and Urban Lounge, but for the

Local Review: Ready The Rockets – Self-Titled

Local Review: Ready The Rockets – Self-Titled
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Ready The Rockets Self-Titled Self-Released Street: 04.21 Ready The Rockets = Screaming Trees + R.E.M. + Pearl Jam   This six-song release is concise and nicely executed. The musicians that comprise Ready The Rockets each contribute their instrument well and the vocals complete the material nicely. Overall, the album seems to be a nod to

Local Review: Reaper The Storyteller – Trilogy

Local Review: Reaper The Storyteller – Trilogy
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Reaper the Storyteller Trilogy Self-Released Street: 05.11 Reaper the Storyteller = Outkast + The Roots + 2pac   The mantra that Reaper the Storyteller imposes on himself is no lie. His subject matter is the stuff of true substance. Oftentimes, hip hop focuses on inflating the ego, smoking dank weed and fucking mad bitches. The

Local Review: Officer Jenny – The Gods Must Be Giddy, a Gaggle of Unexceptional Songs Written for Unexceptional People

Local Review: Officer Jenny – The Gods Must Be Giddy,...
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Officer Jenny The Gods Must Be Giddy, a Gaggle of Unexceptional Songs Written for Unexceptional People Self-Released Street: 05.31 Officer Jenny = Sufjan Stevens + The Shins   Provo’s Stephen Cope, who performs under the Pokémon-inspired moniker, Officer Jenny, offers up an understated, personal and, at times, campy album in his debut. Gods starts off