Local Review: The Salt, The Sea, and The Sun God – It’s All For You - SLUG Magazine

The Ladells Vamp Self-Released Street: 05.15 The Ladells = Giuda + The Stooges + The Velvet Underground In an explosion of heavy, fuzz-filled riffs and prominent beats, The Ladells have more than captured my attention. The Ladells have a sound that is a welcome ferocity of sultry angst inspired by the greats of proto-punk that is

Local Review: The Anchorage – Regrow

Posted on July 30, 2015 (January 24, 2022) by Angela

The Anchorage = (Rx Bandits + The Expendables) / Mad Caddies … read more

Local Review: The Ditch And The Delta – We Rust

Posted on September 3, 2015 (January 24, 2022) by Angela

The Ditch And The Delta We Rust Gypsy Blood Records Street: 02.26 The Ditch And The Delta = Neurosis + Baroness We Rust merges Elliot Secrist, Charles Bogus and Kory Quist together like an angry Voltron of SLC musicians rising from the desert waste, bringing forth their dirty stoner-prog gospel. Both Secrist and Quist share

Local Review: The Artificial Flower Company – Funk Me

Posted on October 1, 2015 (January 24, 2022) by Angela

The Artificial Flower Company = Bondage Fairies + Wavves + 90s Television … read more

Local Review: The Artificial Flower Company – Africa

Posted on October 1, 2015 (January 24, 2022) by Angela

The Artificial Flower Company = Mac DeMarco + Beach Fossils … read more

Local Review: The Boys Ranch – Self-Titled

Posted on February 5, 2016 (January 24, 2022) by Angela

This beachy EP from SLC natives The Boys Ranch is a collection of four tracks that hearken back to the clean, surf pop sounds of yesteryear (complete with the standard boom-tat-tat-boom-tat drum lines). Unlike the recent trend of beach-goth artists, The Boys Ranch use more classic, lighthearted guitar tones. … read more