Music
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: Benjamin Dara – Single Flame
Benjamin Dara Single Flame Self-Released Street: 02.18 Benjamin Dara = Dispatch + Enya + Jack Johnson Benjamin Dara’s debut release begins with a music-box-like piano riff, leading into a mystical arrangement of synth strings and distorted drums accompanying his vocals as he sings, “The moon up high, the eye in the sky, the clouds, the
Local Review: 90s Television – Going Blonde
90s Television Going Blonde Self-Released Street: 12.14.12 90s Television = The Strokes + Animal Collective + Pepper + Smile from the Streets You Hold–era John Frusciante I think these guys found their recording equipment rusting in some corner of the D.I. Going Blonde is a distorted mess, which makes certain tracks almost painful to bear.
Local Review: MiNX – Golden
Living up to their reputation as one of SLC’s more prolific bands, vocalist/rapper Ischa B. and multi-instrumentalist/vocalist Raffi Shahinian return after last year’s MixTape with an album of nine new tracks. … read more
Local Review: Making Fuck – Self-Titled
Making Fuck, Salt Lake’s latest crusaders for atheism, want to make one thing perfectly clear: They will be heard. … read more
Local Review: Indian Headset – Skin Off Your Teeth
After releasing their debut self-titled album around four years ago, local band Indian Headset returns with this short, but really great, six-song EP. … read more
Local Review: Hurris & Gig – As Good As It...
This flow is severe. Hurris & Gig have seasoned spitting skills that, I can tell, have been honed over many practice sessions. They’ve found their style and pronounce perfected syllabic resonances right on time. … read more
Local Review: Gene Swift Band – Zinjanthropus Man
I don’t know whether this album by Lehi-native Gene Swift is a ballsy effort to recapture a long-forgotten sound, or a compilation of nostalgic Americana clichés. … read more
Local Review: Dark Seas – Hawkes Court
Me: “Jesus, this guy sounds like … goddamn … The Doors. Is this a long-lost track?” My friend: “No, CJ, it’s Dark Seas, and why are you drunk on a Sunday morning?” … read more
Local Review: Deny Your Faith – End Of Days
Deny Your Faith are Salt Lake local metalheads doing an earnest mix of Ozzfest style noodling and a dose of operatic ’80s power-metal. … read more