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![Localized: New Shack](https://www.slugmag.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/New-Shack-Localized-Gilbert-Cisneros-5.jpg)
Localized: New Shack
Industrious and resilient, Provo-based synthpop duo New Shack have burst into a bright existence in the last year and a half. … read more
![Local Review: Charlatan – Nothing to Gain](https://www.slugmag.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/12552656_1247746508572614_487957012581964380_n.jpg)
Local Review: Charlatan – Nothing to Gain
Charlatan’s Nothing to Gain is a veritable punch to the throat—it hits fast and hard, leaving one in a state of shock while gasping for air. If you ever find yourself missing the good ol’ work of Chiodos, then Nothing to Gain is the EP for you. … read more
![Review: DIIV – Is The Is Are](https://www.slugmag.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/DIIV-Is-The-Is-Are.jpg)
Review: DIIV – Is The Is Are
I can’t tell you how long I’ve been waiting to write this review. Well, I suppose I could—I’ve been waiting well over a year to write this damn thing. Accordingly, I had set my hopes quite high for Is the Is Are. … read more
![Local Review: City Of Salt – Songs from the City Of Salt](https://www.slugmag.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/a2297217095_10.jpg)
Local Review: City Of Salt – Songs from the City...
Songs from the City Of Salt is an EP that brings the emotion of folk to life. By the second song, “Sinking Ships,” this self-described folk/grunge band nails both of the genres that they’re going for. … read more
![Review: Canopy Canvas – R e a l m](https://www.slugmag.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/a0680841910_16.jpg)
Review: Canopy Canvas – R e a l m
With a catchy, quick intro song, and then straight into a downtempo beat with chimes and bells galore, this release from Canopy Canvas is an addition to the growing ambient section of the vast EDM world. … read more
![Localized: Angel Magic](https://www.slugmag.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/Angel-Magic-Localized-Gilbert-Cisneros-1.jpg)
Localized: Angel Magic
Released in November 2015 on Utah’s premier electronic label, Hel Audio, Fall Through is a complete vision of Angel Magic’s elegant combo of raw, beat-driven electropop and soft, tranquil vocals. … read more
![Local Review: Hylian – Landscapes](https://www.slugmag.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/LTMYVb55-00.jpg)
Local Review: Hylian – Landscapes
Listening to Hylian made me miss Myspace—not necessarily because they would have been added to my profile playlist, but because they would be all over the profiles of the scene (NOT emo) kids I was stalking, right after that “Dear Maria” song. … read more
![Review: Tortoise – The Catastrophist](https://www.slugmag.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/Tortoise.jpg)
Review: Tortoise – The Catastrophist
Tortoise are not a post-rock band. Being clumsily lumped in with the likes of Godspeed You! Black Emperor and Mogwai sheds little light jazz fusion’s influence on their music. … read more
![Local Music Review: Monol!th / God Walk – Self-Titled](https://www.slugmag.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/monolith.jpg)
Local Music Review: Monol!th / God Walk – Self-Titled
Ranging greatly in sound, instrumentation and general urgency, the usefulness of the split album is to neatly juxtapose two groups of equal ability, find solidarity in a common goal and combine two different fan-bases. … read more
![Review: Rotting Christ – Rituals](https://www.slugmag.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/Rotting-Christ-Rituals-1024x1024.jpg)
Review: Rotting Christ – Rituals
Whenever your band has a big name and reputation in the metal/extreme metal scene, there are expectations with each new album. For me, Rituals meets those expectations and goes above and beyond. … read more