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![Review: Chuck Inglish – Easily EP](/uploads/301/6869-chuck-inglish-easily-feat.-mac-miller-ab-soul-ep-itunes-crop-396x288.jpg)
Review: Chuck Inglish – Easily EP
Good ol’ Chuck has always been a beast of collaboration, and this latest serving of tracks is a testament. “Swervin,” which features Sir Michael Rocks and Polyster the Saint, showcases classic Inglish/Rocks. … read more
![Review: Juan Wauters – N.A.P. North American Poetry](/uploads/301/6877-juan%20waters-crop-396x288.jpeg)
Review: Juan Wauters – N.A.P. North American Poetry
N.A.P North American Poetry is filled with beat poetry, combined with the radiant attraction of pop, dunked in folk. … read more
![Review: Dot Wiggin Band – Ready! Get! Go!](/uploads/301/6906-dot%20wiggin%20band-crop-396x288.jpg)
Review: Dot Wiggin Band – Ready! Get! Go!
Without this kind of stuff by the original outsider band, you wonder if someone like Daniel Johnston would’ve been possible, and it’s fitting that this is on the label of Jello Biafra, who discovered Wesley Willis. … read more
![Review: The Crystal Method – Self-Titled](/uploads/301/6870-crystal%20method-crop-396x288.jpg)
Review: The Crystal Method – Self-Titled
For their fifth studio album, The Crystal Method created a refreshing twist on what most electronic artists are currently producing, using heavy synth and rock elements to blow the minds and speakers of its listeners. … read more
![Review: Haim – Days Are Gone](https://www.slugmag.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/haim-days-are-gone.jpg)
Review: Haim – Days Are Gone
The simple kick drum and offsetting claps will keep this track stuck in your head for days. But “My Song 5” is a bit darker and slower. Choppy and squelchy, this track possesses aspects of a grimy club track, which made it my favorite Haim piece to date. … read more
![Review: Various Artists – SMM: Opiate [Ghostly International Comp.]](/uploads/301/6930-various%20artists%20smm%20poiate-crop-396x288.jpg)
Review: Various Artists – SMM: Opiate [Ghostly International Comp.]
A Winged Victory for the Sullen, Noveller, Celer, Black Swan and Pjusk (plus many more) breathe life into their structured explorations of softened noise and white, foamy swells of feedback and elongated tones. Concentrated as this compilation is, there is a surprising amount of variety running through the curated contributors. … read more
![Review: Xiu Xiu – Nina](/uploads/301/6897-xiu%20xiu-crop-396x288.jpg)
Review: Xiu Xiu – Nina
This is obviously a work of love. This homage to the late, great soulstress Nina Simone is beautiful and stark. … read more
![Review: VNV Nation – Transnational](https://www.slugmag.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/vnv-nation-transnational.jpg)
Review: VNV Nation – Transnational
Remaining true to their sound, VNV Nation have stuck with their trendy, almost mainstream, future pop style that created their popularity. … read more
![Review: Synkro – Lost Here EP](/uploads/301/6927-synkro-crop-396x288.jpg)
Review: Synkro – Lost Here EP
This EP reflects the softer, more experimental side of dubstep that got its start in the UK. Dreamy vocalist Robert Manos graces half of the EP and makes the album easy to listen to. … read more
![Review: Gary Numan – Splinter (Songs From A Broken Mind)](https://www.slugmag.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/gary-numan-splinter-songs-from-a-broken-mind.jpg)
Review: Gary Numan – Splinter (Songs From A Broken Mind)
Numan’s latest album, Splinter (Songs For A Broken Mind), the 19th full-length released under his own name, has expanded his exploration of heavy industrial pop music, the sound he’s embraced since the early ’90s. … read more