Slug (British band)
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Slug | |
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| Origin | Sunderland, England |
| Genres | Indie rock, art rock, progressive pop |
| Years active | 2014–present |
| Labels | Memphis Industries |
| Members | Ian Black |
| Website | slugband |
Slug (stylised as SLUG) is the solo musical project of Ian Black. Under the alias, Black has released two studio albums: Ripe (2015) and HiggledyPiggledy (2018). Black had previously been part of the North East surf-pop band The Bubble Project, as well a touring member of Field Music's live band.[1]
Background
When Field Music's tour finished at the end of 2010, Ian Black decided to go out on his own and record his debut album. After years of demoing songs, Ian recorded his debut album at Field Music’s Roker studio with Peter and David Brewis on production duties.[2] SLUG's debut album, Ripe, was released on 13 April 2015. [3] He toured the record extensively, supporting the likes of FFS [4], British Sea Power [5] and Dutch Uncles.[6]
On 1st February 2018, SLUG announced his second record HiggledyPiggledy and shared the first single 'No Heavy Petting'. The album was composed, produced and played entirely by Black, Ian was inspired by a combination of The Residents, John Carpenter and the soundtracks of Don Cherry (particularly Holy Mountain) and Masahiko Sato (particularly Belladonna of Sadness).[7]
Discography
Studio albums
- Ripe (2015)
- HiggledyPiggledy (2018)
References
- ^ "Drowned In Sound". 2015-04-10. Retrieved 2018-03-06.
- ^ "LOCAL INTERVIEW: SLUG NARC. Reliably Informed Music and Creative Arts News for Newcastle and the North East". 2015-03-30. Retrieved 2018-03-06.
- ^ "RIPE Memphis Industries". Retrieved 2018-03-06.
- ^ "Gig Junkies » Blog Archive » F.F.S + Slug at The Albert Hall, Manchester, UK – 25th August 2015". Retrieved 2018-03-06.
- ^ "British Sea Power, SLUG: O2 Ritz, Manchester - Getintothis". Retrieved 2018-03-06.
- ^ "Dutch Uncles Slug Brown Brogues: The Manchester Ritz - live review - Louder Than War Louder Than War". Retrieved 2018-03-06.
- ^ "SLUG announces new album HiggledyPiggledy and shares "No Heavy Petting"". Retrieved 2018-03-06.