Hoarse & Roaring is an impeccable record, but whether that’s a good thing depends on the listener. On one hand, Joshua James did a great job producing (and apparently inspiring the band’s sound). The downside is that this album sounds like the equivalent of that guy at a party who looks like he spent a little too much time on his outfit—it makes me suspicious. … read more
Black Seas of Infinity = Raison D’etre + Nostalgia + Hexentanz … read more
Reviver is indisputably one of the hardest-working bands in Utah, and their dedication shows in this latest EP. Potential Wasteland is a hardcore tribute to doing exactly what it is that you want to do without letting the totalitarian structure and guilt of the surrounding system hold you down. … read more
The Castanettes = Sloan + Midlake + The Brobecks … read more
Rock, pop, indie, ambient, hip hop, singer-songwriter, jazz, metal––it’s all here, and it’s all as local as the lake-effect, but way better. For 2010, The Rock Salt has given us a damn canorous cornucopia (thanks dictionary.com). … read more
Christian Asplund = The Bad Plus + John Zorn + John Mclaughlin … read more
Gorgeous Hussies = Third Eye Blind + The New Radicals + Sister Hazel … read more
The Insurgency = The Butthole Surfers + Reverend Horton Heat + The Sex Pistols … read more
Lexi Sayok = Neon Trees + Big Gun Baby … read more
Pete Fintak = Nickelback + Creed + a piano – lyrical abilities … read more
The Platte = Calico + The Antlers + Bon Iver … read more
Kennedy (often seen slinging joe with Joe at nobrow coffee, or in his band Bluebird Radio) lays down some of the tightest vocal harmonies I’ve heard from a Salt Lake project. The lyrics are also of note and the recording itself, done by Kennedy, turned out great in a lo-fi way. … read more
