portland blurb
Posted: Wed Nov 15, 2006 10:59 pm
From the Portland Mercury before their show last week:
THE SLIP, THE LOVELY FEATHERS
(Dante's, 1 SW 3rd) The same week the Slip release their Eisenhower record, they make their way to our fair and soggy city. Coincidence? I think not. The Slip will be at Dante's trying to dispense a little audio euphoria... and move some fucking units. That's the business. While Eisenhower shares a name with our 34th President, the two don't have much in common. Ike was concerned with commies. The Slip's new record is concerned with blending spacey, avant-garde, khaki rock with psychedelic, white-boy roots. Ike explored the possibilities of Social Security and the interstate highway system. The Slip's new record explores unorthodox rhythms and the possibilities of part-time Canucks writing indie arena-rock–maintaining cred while delivering tracks pubescent girls will stick on their MySpace pages. Ike was Supreme Commander of the Allied Forces. The Slip's new disc is supreme commander of eclectic fluidity. Eisenhower is many things. Ike's just a dead president. MATT DRISCOLL
THE SLIP, THE LOVELY FEATHERS
(Dante's, 1 SW 3rd) The same week the Slip release their Eisenhower record, they make their way to our fair and soggy city. Coincidence? I think not. The Slip will be at Dante's trying to dispense a little audio euphoria... and move some fucking units. That's the business. While Eisenhower shares a name with our 34th President, the two don't have much in common. Ike was concerned with commies. The Slip's new record is concerned with blending spacey, avant-garde, khaki rock with psychedelic, white-boy roots. Ike explored the possibilities of Social Security and the interstate highway system. The Slip's new record explores unorthodox rhythms and the possibilities of part-time Canucks writing indie arena-rock–maintaining cred while delivering tracks pubescent girls will stick on their MySpace pages. Ike was Supreme Commander of the Allied Forces. The Slip's new disc is supreme commander of eclectic fluidity. Eisenhower is many things. Ike's just a dead president. MATT DRISCOLL