Year: 2013
Local Review: The Obliterate Plague – The Wrath of Cthulhu
The Salt Lake City death metal band that’s always persistent and consistently good has finally officially recorded some tunes for the masses. Founding members Alexander Jorgenson and Alex Gomez have picked a collection of tracks from the band’s earlier era that never got any proper recording treatment and gave them the deluxe workup in an oh-so-good way. … read more
Local Review: The Pigeons – Self-Titled
The Pigeons present a raw, rough sound with pure punk elements, and this recording has a gritty realness to it that suggests it was recorded live. … read more
Local Review: The Moth & the Flame – &
Producer Joey Waronker (drummer for Beck) has melded together this artistic vision with unconventional and wonderfully complex rhythms. This EP thumps in its catchy haunt and one can’t help but to close their eyes and listen. … read more
Local Review: The Wasatch Fault – Self-Titled
The band from Logan and Salt Lake City, Utah veers between something like a jam-band groove and indie rock angst. Vocalist Tyler Gilvarry, in his existential meanderings, resembles a much less tortured Isaac Brock of Modest Mouse. … read more
Local Review: The Blue Plates – Lovers and Bankers
Lovers and Bankers is a short collection of Woodstock -era folk-rock, re-imagined by a couple of guys who loved it then and love it still. … read more
Local Review: The Lazy Waves – Spring Fling
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: The Beehive Compilation – Volume 1
The collection includes some local favorites that I am familiar with, like King Niko, and surprised me with quite a few that I was not. It’s a great selection of indie and alternative styles, including pop rock, pop punk, folk, electronic, a bit of rap/hip hop and even a dash of female mojo (via The Blue Aces, Kitfox, Ashlee Woo, Summer Lasts Forever). … read more
Local Review: The Circulars – Self-Titled EP
The Circulars’ sound, while comparable to several bands from a bygone era of earnest and dark, jangley pop music, could be properly suited to nearly any time—simply based on the fact that the songs are good, the musicians are talented and there’s no air of pretense to deflate the mood. … read more
Local Review: The Dog – Slow and Sweet
Slow and Sweet is a mix of everything from a little grunge to some bubblegum pop and vocals that sound like a gritty Marc Bolan. … read more
Local Review: The Glass Gentlemen – Self-Titled
In some ways, The Glass Gentlemen share a lot in common with the psychodrama of early Cursive recordings. … read more