Year: 2014
![Review: Bob Mould – Beauty & Ruin](/uploads/312/8601-bob%20mould_beauty%20and%20ruin-crop-396x396.jpg)
Review: Bob Mould – Beauty & Ruin
Bob Mould = Hüsker Dü + Superchunk – Grant Hart … read more
![Review: Blank Realm – Grassed Inn](https://www.slugmag.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/blank-realm-grassed-in.webp)
Review: Blank Realm – Grassed Inn
On one end, there is the dance of the psychedelic and electronica with a splash of synth that makes up most of the tracks like “Violet Delivery” and “Reach You on the Phone.” On the other end, there is the steady, catchy beat of “Falling Down the Stairs” that evokes a nostalgia for Echo and the Bunnymen. … read more
![Review: Birds of Passage – This Kindly Slumber](/uploads/302/7117-birds%20of%20passage-crop-396x288.jpg)
Review: Birds of Passage – This Kindly Slumber
On her latest album for Denovali, Merz steps in front of the microphone and behind the thousand blinking lights of pedals and sequencers to create an album full of elegiac drones and deconstructed neofolk tunes that form out of the ether like a heavy mist across a bog or clouds quietly forming on the horizon. … read more
![Review: Big Sexy Noise – Collision Course & Trust the Witch](/uploads/302/7054-big%20sexy%20noise-crop-396x288.jpg)
Review: Big Sexy Noise – Collision Course & Trust the...
Ultra fuzzed-out guitars, combined with weird-ass background effects fill up most, if not all of the space behind the lyrics. Lydia Lunch, an impressive vocalist, usually sounds incredibly creepy and will probably haunt my dreams for the remainder of my life. … read more
![Review: Black Knights – Medieval Chamber](/uploads/303/7261-black%20knights-crop-396x288.jpg)
Review: Black Knights – Medieval Chamber
Prepare for sounds of electronica with unrelated samples and effects, which are backed with an orchestra and an occasional chorus. Rugged Monk and Crisis spit harmoniously with the beats, hitting you with those West Coast, hard-hitting flows. … read more
![Review: BlakOPz – As Nations Decay](https://www.slugmag.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/BlakOPz-as-nations-decay.jpg)
Review: BlakOPz – As Nations Decay
“Debris Machine” has to be my favorite track, as it has a perfect layout of how backing industrial and synth tracks can be blended. The vocals on this release confirm that a revisit to the old industrial style is taking place. … read more
![Review: Blac Kolor – Wide Noise](/uploads/305/7609-widenoise-crop-396x288.jpg)
Review: Blac Kolor – Wide Noise
This release enlightened my ears regarding how one can take the simplest, single sound and transform it into a very complex piece of music. To fully appreciate this, use headphones to hear the depth of each beat and the differences between the left and right. … read more
![Review: Big Freedia – Just Be Free](/uploads/308/8019-big%20freedia-crop-396x288.jpg)
Review: Big Freedia – Just Be Free
Big Freedia = Diplo + Lil Wayne … read more
![Review: Black Bananas – Electric Brick Wall](/uploads/308/8020-dfddf347-crop-396x288.jpg)
Review: Black Bananas – Electric Brick Wall
Black Bananas = TOBACCO + The Kills … read more
![Review: Bill Burr – Live at Andrew’s House](https://www.slugmag.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/bill-burr-live-at-andrews-house.webp)
Review: Bill Burr – Live at Andrew’s House
Bill Burr = Louis C.K. + alcohol and rage … read more