Review: Gacha – When The Watchman Saw The Light - SLUG Magazine

Review: Gacha – When The Watchman Saw The Light

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

This six-part album is a compendium of percussion, gentle guitars and ethereal vocals provided by the lovely Natalie “TBA” Beridze. Gacha’s album seems, to me, like the Georgian’s take on the progression from light into darkness. … read more

Review: Gardens & Villa – Dunes

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

Much like their eponymous 2011 debut, the new Gardens & Villa album frequently combines lead singer and guitarist Chris Lynch’s flute playing with the synths of Adam Rasmussen that recalls the early-’80s styling of this amalgam, with mostly successful results. … read more

Review: Future Death – Special Victim

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

Future Death is a relatively new and explosively addictive noise/punk outfit emerging from Austin, Texas. Their new LP, Special Victims, is an assemblage of lo-fi tracks containing chaotic rock tracks thinly glossed with infrequent pop hooks—each delivering a mildly sweet flavor followed by an incredibly sour bite. … read more

Review: Frances England – Paths We Have Worn

Posted on April 30, 2014 (January 24, 2022) by Asha Pruitt

I can see it now: Visions of mommies on Pinterest from all over the blogosphere will pin a picture of this “indie-rocker” girl with all sorts of hashtags littering the title: #cute #seriouslyadorable #indiemusic #fashion! … read more

Review: Frantix – My Dad’s A Fuckin’ Alcoholic

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

Frantix was an early ’80s band from Colorado that blended their own take on hardcore music with standard ’80s rock. They released two 7” records during their run, and this CD collects all of that music with live tracks and unreleased demos into one place. … read more

Review: Fucked Up – Year of the Dragon

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

Fucked Up Year of the Dragon Tank Crimes Street: 4.21.14 Fucked Up = Fucked Up Grandiosity, punk’s vilest anathema, has practically been Fucked Up’s lifeblood, separating them from their contemps and facilitating one viable single after another. Year of the Dragon marks the sixth in their 12-single Zodiac series, and their most ambitious music since