SLUG Magazine’s collection of reviews covering the latest and greatest of Utah-based music, covering all varieties of genre, style and type.

Local Review: John Elwood Morgan – New Skies

Local Review: John Elwood Morgan – New Skies
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The EP shows a polished mix of roots music genres that John Elwood Morgan taps into while still remaining something all his own. … read more

Local Review: Gilded Lillies – UP IN ARMS

Local Review: Gilded Lillies – UP IN ARMS
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It’s no accident that the figure on the album Gilded Lillies cover has their arms raised up to the sky, as if wishing for mercy. … read more

Local Review: Sympathy Pain – Swan Dive

Local Review: Sympathy Pain – Swan Dive
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Let Sympathy Pain consume you whole and spit you back out a completely different person. It is in fact, one hell of a “swan dive.” … read more

Local Review: lucy – Now you lay, terrified

Local Review: lucy – Now you lay, terrified
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lucy’s creativity in risk-taking when it comes to genre, aesthetic and performance is that of a band years ahead in age and experience. … read more

Local Review: Sleep Cult – Speed Freak

Local Review: Sleep Cult – Speed Freak
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Speed Freak is a record of sound and frenzy that explodes quickly and embers out with a total run time of 13 minutes and 19 seconds. … read more

Local Review: Nadezhda – Battery

Local Review: Nadezhda – Battery
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Nadezhda vocalist Erika Ahlin’s diverse performance through the entirety of Battery really brings this album from cool to awesome. … read more

Local Review: Musor – Musor Ⅱ

Local Review: Musor – Musor Ⅱ
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Musor on Musor II doesn’t just fall into psychedelic rock, but ultimately makes the genre their own. Their unique tone and amplification make them versatile. … read more

Local Music Singles Roundup: November 2024

Local Music Singles Roundup: November 2024
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Here in SLC, we’ll be focused on the right thing: sick local bands making sick music. Below are six more incredible tracks to dig into. … read more

Local Review: Seaslak – Oh Lord, My Retinas!

Local Review: Seaslak – Oh Lord, My Retinas!
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Seaslak’s Oh My Retinas shakes out to be a net positive, making this is a forest for the trees situation that still allows us to enjoy ourselves. … read more