Sluice - Companion (Black Vinyl)

Sluice - Companion (Black Vinyl)Recorded in January 2024 at Bettys in Orange County, NC Alli Rogers engineered, mixed, played the Echoplex, bells, and sang harmony Oliver Child Lanning played bass, shruti, organ, piano, trash can lid, minilogue, cassette recorder, sang harmony, and cooked all the meals Avery Sullivan played drums, nylon guitar, and sang harmony Libby Rodenbough played fiddle and sang harmony Luke Norton played Wurlitzer and electric guitar Natalie King sang harmony

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After more than ten years and four studio albums

The War On Drugs conjure an ambling drone that conceals real pop-hooks and allows classic-rock colours to seep through

it presents a far more dynamic listening experience than her first album

Jamison Murphy

Hval immediately went back into the studio to continue her work with acumen noise producer Lasse Marhaug

While a studio version of “Crow” was released in October of 1994 on the band’s debut album At Action Park

and colorful effects

and life-affirming music of her career

There are moments on Drunk Tank Pink where you almost have to reach for the sleeve to check this is the same band who made 2018’s Songs Of Praise

On her fourth album

creating potent sounds from a minimal palette of drums/bass/guitar and lacing their songs with winsome one-liners and societal commentary