Authors: Allison Shephard
![Review: Marrow – The Gold Standard](https://www.slugmag.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/Marrow.jpg)
Review: Marrow – The Gold Standard
Marrow = Silversun Pickups + The Tontons x Rubblebucket … read more
![Review: Lynx – Light Up Your Lantern](/uploads/300/6764-lynx-crop-396x288.jpg)
Review: Lynx – Light Up Your Lantern
From the moment this album opens, with heavy beats accented by a varied string section (guitars, banjo and cello), Lynx kept a hypnotic grip over me that was so powerful, I wondered if I had spent that hour in an oasis-tinged dream. … read more
![Review: Maggie McClure – Time Moves On](/uploads/301/6878-maggiemcclure-timemoveson-cover-crop-396x288.jpg)
Review: Maggie McClure – Time Moves On
Filled to the brim with cutesy pop confessionals and whimsical, dreamy instrumentals, Maggie McClure masters the small-town-girl-meets-big-city vibe. … read more
![Review: Kuzin – Cavity](/uploads/317/9903-kuzin-cavity-crop-396x396.jpg)
Review: Kuzin – Cavity
Kuzin = La Luz + Liz Phair … read more
![Review: Landshapes – Heyoon](/uploads/318/10053-landshapes-crop-396x396.jpg)
Review: Landshapes – Heyoon
Landshapes = Vuvuvultures + Dark Horses x Sleater-Kinney … read more
![Review: Lanterns on the Lake – Until the Colours Run](/uploads/302/7070-lanterns%20on%20the%20lake-crop-396x288.jpg)
Review: Lanterns on the Lake – Until the Colours Run
Combining slow, angsty melodies topped with breathy, echoed vocals, laced with political undertones allows LOTL to express that beauty can be found in even the most dire of situations. Self-proclaimed “pastoral pop” artists, LOTL create just what they claim to be: textbook pastorals mixed with instrumentation that assists the listener in becoming fully lost in the experience. … read more
![Review: Jeremy Messersmith – Heart Murmurs](/uploads/302/7069-jeremy%20messersmith-crop-396x288.jpg)
Review: Jeremy Messersmith – Heart Murmurs
While most of the album explores the multi-faceted role that love plays in his life, he keeps the album light by humorously singing songs about one-night stands and “loving the fuck” out of someone like one would sing a lullaby to an infant. The only major qualm I have with the album is that, at times, it is incredibly clichéd, lyrically, and almost too easy to listen to. … read more
![Review: Kepler – Attic Salt 12”](/uploads/306/7802-kepler%20attic%20salt-crop-396x288.jpg)
Review: Kepler – Attic Salt 12”
It sounds like every mellow-rock and indie band in the last 25 years congealed into one unimaginative band. Maybe part of it was because I had to fuck around with a record player for 30 minutes to be able to play it. … read more
![Review: Inventions – Maze of Woods](/uploads/316/9731-inventions-crop-396x396.jpg)
Review: Inventions – Maze of Woods
Inventions = watter x Mountains / Belong … read more
![Review: Iron & Wine – Archive Series Volume No. 1](/uploads/316/9732-iron%20and%20wine-crop-396x396.jpg)
Review: Iron & Wine – Archive Series Volume No. 1
Iron & Wine = William Fitzsimmons / Sufjan Stevens x Andrew Bird … read more