Review: Signals Midwest – Light on the Lake - SLUG Magazine

Review: Signals Midwest – Light on the Lake

Posted on March 6, 2014 (January 24, 2022) by Asha Pruitt

I wouldn’t be surprised if bands like Signals Midwest, The Front Bottoms and other emo-revivalists start getting serious radio play in two years or so. Their mathy rhythms, straightforward guitar-work and harmony-laden vocals are just screaming radio potential. … read more

Review: September Girls – Cursing the Sea

Posted on April 3, 2014 (January 24, 2022) by Asha Pruitt

This full-length debut album is a DIY-style reverb mash-up of ’60s girl groups and ’80s New Wave, and comes from Dublin noise pop group September Girls. … read more

Review: Secret Smoker – Terminal Architecture

Posted on June 4, 2014 (January 24, 2022) by Asha Pruitt

Proudly declaring themselves as the torchbearers of “passionate ’emo’… before the shopping malls got a hold of the genre,” Secret Smoker know exactly what they’re going for and they firmly hit that bullseye. … read more

Review: Septicflesh – Titan

Posted on June 4, 2014 (January 24, 2022) by Asha Pruitt

Septicflesh had a hard task to make something greater than their last record, The Great Mass. Titan is a more than appropriate title for the epically epic damned ninth album from the Greek metal masters. … read more

Review: S.O.A. – First Demo 12/29/80

Posted on July 1, 2014 (January 24, 2022) by Asha Pruitt

State of Alert (S.O.A.) is one of the unsung heroes of the Washington, D.C. hardcore scene. They were a flash in the pan, existing for less than a year before disbanding in the summer of 1981. Led by a 19-year-old Henry Rollins, they recorded eight songs.
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Review: Ramona Lisa – Arcadia

Posted on July 4, 2014 (January 24, 2022) by Asha Pruitt

Ramona Lisa Arcadia Terrible Street: 04.15 Ramona Lisa = Space Project + St. Vincent / Little Dragon Chairlift frontwoman, Caroline Polacheck, frequents an alternate universe known as Arcadia, inspired by European landscapes and the intricate beauties of insects. Her solo debut is an invitation to explore this realm, her offering of worthy art in the