Slug streams debut album

On April 8, 2015

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SLUG STREAMS DEBUT ALBUM ON NME.COM
RIPE RELEASED ON MONDAY ON MEMPHIS INDUSTRIES; FIRST HEADLINE SHOWS NEXT WEEK
“Ripe is a compelling, tersely funky 30 minutes…. a strong debut” **** MOJO
“(Ripe)… butterflies between vibraphoney neo-classical calm, Tame Impala freak-funk, razor-sharp art-punk and kung-fu flick OST guitars” NME
“The result is pure pleasure as Black takes the trademark Brewis sound and ramps up the funk on groove-driven art-pop gems” UNCUT

SLUG – AKA Sunderland’s Ian Black – is set to release RIPE, his debut album, next week (13th April) on Memphis Industries. From today, the album is streaming in full on NME.com, alongside a detailed track by track guide penned by Ian himself

‘Greasy Mind’

Listen to Slug RIPE exclusively via NME.com

Taking inspiration from film soundtracks, abstract and minimalist music but also the rock and funk chops of Led Zeppelin and Funkadelic, the resulting album is concise, unselfconscious, idiosyncratic and exquisitely executed.

RIPE was recorded at Field Music’s Roker studio with Peter and David Brewis on production duties (with the Field Music brothers also featuring in the Slug live band).
The album can be pre-ordered now on limited edition white vinyl or CD from http://smarturl.it/slugpiccadilly or from iTunes with instant downloads of ‘Cockeyed Rabbit Wrapped in Plastic’, ‘Running To Get Past Your Heart’ and ‘Greasy Mind’

SLUG LIVE
12th April – Newcastle, The Cluny
13th April – London, Lexington
15th April – Mono Café, Glasgow
16th April – Soup Kitchen, Manchester
16th May – Great Escape, Brighton
20th-23rd August – Green Man Festival

‘Running To Get Past Your Heart’

‘Cockeyed Rabbit Wrapped In Plastic’