rescuing musical virtue in distress.
Although it is quite a cool album title, in my opinion the only thing old school about Slang is his work rate. We find ourselves in an age when album releases, especially from bigger name artists seem to be getting further and further apart. Slang’s work ethic is more akin to that of a few decades... Continue Reading →
And so it begins. It’s that time of year, the time when artists turn their musical attentions to the seasonal sounds. And whilst this often means a wave of so called celebrities crooning away for a quick buck or pop kids adding another layer of mush to the musical canon, thankfully this first slice of... Continue Reading →
Not content with inventing his own musical genres by taking the common building blocks of familiar sounds and fashioning them into new sonic architecture, Garden City is Slang building a whole new world for those sounds to inhabit. It's a place where “a red river flows through the veins of an enchanted forest” and “through... Continue Reading →
From the punningly clever title and the vibes emanating from the cover, it is obvious that this is no mere return to the rock based journeys that formed last years Growing Wild. And as I said at the time, even that was a new take on the instrumental rock guitar format, exploring some wonderful musical... Continue Reading →
Often reviewing music can be tricky, particularly when it is hard to find an interesting starting point, when nothing new or interesting is being offered up. Growing Wild presents a challenge for exactly the opposite reason. With so many intriguing musical ideas and genre-hopping approaches going on before your ears it is difficult to know... Continue Reading →