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: Passive Tourist – Inadequacy

Local Review: Passive Tourist – Inadequacy
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Passive Tourist = Animal Collective + Dirty Projectors + Billy Higgins
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Local Review: Atris – Dawn

Local Review: Atris – Dawn
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Atris = Black Sabbath + Pink Floyd + Queens of the Stone Age
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Local Review: Hoops – Masterpieces

Local Review: Hoops – Masterpieces
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Masterpieces by local experimental musician Hoops is an elegant and monstrously captivating affair. Released by homegrown label, New Visions in Electronic Music, both digitally and on cassette, Masterpieces allows one to choose their own aesthetic experience. … read more

Local Review: Starmy – Heart Beat Breaks Glass

Local Review: Starmy – Heart Beat Breaks Glass
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Local outfit Starmy’s sixth release, Heart Beat Breaks Glass, opens with a steady ruckus of thick guitar harmonies layered with Mike Sartain’s tense vocal style. The opening track, “Heart Beat Breaks Glass,” is a tightly refined song that weaves cohesively around an organ solo reminiscent of Red Bennies’ 2004 album, Adult Sophisticates. … read more

Local Review: Jay Citrus – Lucid Dreams

Local Review: Jay Citrus – Lucid Dreams
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“I’m livin’ lucid,” croons the sleepy voice of Utah rapper Jay Citrus, who appears to be the real life version of James Franco’s character in Pineapple Express, with long hair, oversized Hawaiian shirts and a penchant for weed. … read more