Month: April 2014
![Review: HURTR – Self-Titled EP](/uploads/304/7463-hurtr-crop-396x288.jpg)
Review: HURTR – Self-Titled EP
Portland-based duo HURTR consists of vocalist Heidi Hull and Derek Stilwell. These two are pretty elusive characters. … read more
![Review: I, a Man – Gravity Wins Again](/uploads/304/7464-iaman-crop-396x288.jpg)
Review: I, a Man – Gravity Wins Again
Gravity Wins Again is the first full-length album from I, a Man (named after the 1967 Andy Warhol film). The album is wonderfully self-produced, allowing the band to sound exactly as they like. … read more
![Review: Ikebe Shakedown – Stone By Stone](https://www.slugmag.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/ikebe-shakedown-stone-by-stone.jpg)
Review: Ikebe Shakedown – Stone By Stone
Ikebe Shakedown are part of a growing contingent of musicians dedicated to replicating the feel of classic recordings. They do a good job, and it’s a noble goal, too. … read more
![Review: Insomnium – Shadows of the Dying Sun](/uploads/304/7466-insomnium-crop-396x288.jpg)
Review: Insomnium – Shadows of the Dying Sun
Continuing to build their stronghold of melodic death metal, Finland’s Insomnium offer up their sixth full-length record without a ton of surprises and with all expectations met. … read more
![Review: Hunterchild – Self-Titled](https://www.slugmag.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/hunterchild-self-titled.webp)
Review: Hunterchild – Self-Titled
Channeling the masters of intimate pop and R&B, Hunterchild perfects the sexy sound without being gross (looking at you, Mr. Thicke). … read more
![Review: Hydras Dream
– The Little Match Girl](/uploads/305/7616-hydras-crop-396x288.jpg)
Review: Hydras Dream
– The Little Match Girl
The premise of this album is based on the story of The Little Match Girl, which is about a girl who freezes to death in the dead of winter after watching her grandma die. … read more
![Review: Home – Bound To Gravity](/uploads/304/7461-home-crop-396x288.jpg)
Review: Home – Bound To Gravity
I had to dig through the dusty recesses of my mental vault to describe Home. They straddle the line between sludge and post-hardcore. … read more
![Review: GreenHouse – The Last Shred of Night](/uploads/305/7615-greenhouse-crop-396x288.jpg)
Review: GreenHouse – The Last Shred of Night
This musical concoction is a tapestry of up-tempo indie anthems melded with downbeats of darker electro. Ryan Torres and Rex Hudson are the creators of this project that started back when the two met in college. … read more
![Local Review: VCR5 – Radical](/uploads/305/7567-vcr5-crop-396x288.jpg)
Local Review: VCR5 – Radical
It would be a bit disingenuous to lump Joe Greathouse in with the pasty crowd of chiptune musicians. On the surface, it makes a bit of sense. … read more
![Local Review: The Lazy Waves – Wavetable](/uploads/304/7443-cover-crop-396x288.jpg)
Local Review: The Lazy Waves – Wavetable
Indie electro-pop is the en vogue subgenre at the moment and that is totally OK with me. The Lazy Waves’ latest EP combines a lot of the genre’s best traits, things like space-age synth sounds backing earthy lyrics and vocals, to create this solid four-track EP. … read more