Year: 2014
![Review: The Workhouse – The sky still looks the same](/uploads/302/7185-the%20workhouse%20the%20sky%20still%20looks%20the%20same-crop-396x288.jpg)
Review: The Workhouse – The sky still looks the same
Merely taking this 10″ out of the package is the preamble to its overall aura—a grey sleeve accompanied by a matching, grey lyrics booklet that holds a mini-CDR version; the mini book holds industrial/construction photos and drawings accompanying the lyrics. “The sky still looks the same” opens the release with somber, bare post-punk with a poppy smirk. … read more
![Review: Thee Silver Mt. Zion Memorial Orchestra – Fuck Off Get Free We Pour Light On Everything](/uploads/303/7336-thee%20silver%20mt%20zion-crop-396x288.jpg)
Review: Thee Silver Mt. Zion Memorial Orchestra – Fuck Off...
Thee Silver Mt. Zion Memorial Orchestra Fuck Off Get Free We Pour Light On Everything Constellation Records Street: 01.21 Thee Silver Mt. Zion Memorial Orchestra = Of Montreal + Godspeed You! Black Emperor – Sonic Youth “We live on an island called Montreal, and we make a lot of noise because we love each other,”
![Review: Tony Molina – Dissed and Dismissed](https://www.slugmag.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/tony-molina-dissed-and-dismissed.webp)
Review: Tony Molina – Dissed and Dismissed
Tony Molina’s solo project blends the powerful genres of power pop and hardcore and is being reissued into a tight, compact 12-minute album after its initial February 2013 release. … read more
![Review: Trevor and the Joneses – There Was Lightning](/uploads/304/7501-trevor-crop-396x288.jpg)
Review: Trevor and the Joneses – There Was Lightning
Trevor and the Joneses bring back 1960s garage rock combined with the product of over 40 years of evolution in psychedelic rock n’ roll. … read more
![Review: Triptykon – Melana Chasmata](/uploads/304/7502-triptykon-crop-396x288.jpg)
Review: Triptykon – Melana Chasmata
Many times in a review, when something like “more of the same” is said, it can be taken negatively. But when you’re Triptykon and have a massively successful debut under your belt, maybe you want a little bit of more of the same. … read more
![Review: Trust – Joyland](/uploads/304/7503-trust-joyland-crop-396x288.jpg)
Review: Trust – Joyland
It’s dark there, where you are. A faint, crystalline whimper hums over the pitch-black day-glo. There’s this neon-glowing earworm creeping out from somewhere in your head, and it’s eager for an inch of the latest fake-goth sensation. … read more
![Review: The War On Drugs – Lost In The Dream](/uploads/304/7507-warondrugs-crop-396x288.jpg)
Review: The War On Drugs – Lost In The Dream
Perhaps you’ve never gotten into the Bon Ivers and Fleet Foxes of the world. Fair enough: They tend to be a bit precious. That said, if you check this one out, you might be pleasantly surprised. … read more
![Review: The Pains of Being Pure at Heart – Days of Abandon](/uploads/306/7816-the%20pains%20of%20being%20pure%20at%20heart%20days%20of%20abandon-crop-396x288.jpg)
Review: The Pains of Being Pure at Heart – Days...
Without much fanfare, The Pains’ classic lineup has gone (Peggy’s the DIY Editor at BuzzFeed!?) and been replaced by a rotating cast of indie pop vets. Sigh … is the indie pop revival that Kip Berman and friends kick-started in the late aughts finally having its bittersweet coda? … read more
![Review: The Van Burens – Presidential Lovefest](/uploads/310/8330-vanburens-crop-396x288.jpg)
Review: The Van Burens – Presidential Lovefest
The Van Burens = Can + Frank Zappa + Rebelution … read more
![Review: The Pop Group – We Are Time / Cabinet Of Curiosities](/uploads/311/8489-311%20the%20pop%20group_cabinet%20of%20curiosities-crop-396x396.jpg)
Review: The Pop Group – We Are Time / Cabinet...
The Pop Group = Gang of Four + The Fall – Joy Division … read more