Eric Slick

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Eric Slick
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Background information
Birth nameEric James Marshall Slick
Born (1987-05-15) May 15, 1987 (age 37)
Origin Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
GenresIndie rock
Occupation(s)Musician, songwriter, singer
Instrument(s)Drums, vocals
Years active2010–present
Website www.ericslick.com

Eric James Marshall Slick (born May 15, 1987) [1] is an American singer, songwriter and drummer. He is the drummer of Dr. Dog, [2] performing on their albums Shame, Shame (2010), [3] Be The Void (2012), [4] B-Room (2013), [5] The Psychedelic Swamp (2016) [6] Abandoned Mansion (2016). [7] and Critical Equation (2018). [8] Slick released his debut solo album Palisades on April 21, 2017 to positive reviews from Consequence of Sound, [9] Relix [9] and Tidal, in which Greg Saunier of Deerhoof rated the album "10 out of 10 stars." [10]

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Early life

Slick is a native of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and began playing drums at age 5. [11] As a teenager, he was a student of the original Paul Green School of Rock Music, and appeared with his sister Julie Slick in the 2005 documentary Rock School .

Career

Aside from Dr. Dog and solo records, Slick has also performed/recorded with Adrian Belew, [12] Nels Cline (Wilco), [13] Daniel Rossen (Grizzly Bear [14] ), R. Stevie Moore, [15] Cass McCombs, [13] Ween, [16] [17] and Ruston Kelly; he played drums on the 2021 Taylor Swift track “You All Over Me”, produced by Aaron Dessner. [18]

Slick also operates a vinyl label, Least Records. [19]

On June 24, 2019, Eric Slick took to Twitter to announce his marriage to fellow musician, Natalie Prass. [20] They later collaborated in 2020 on Slick's solo album, Wiseacre (2020) with the feature track, Closer to Heaven. [21]

In 2022, Slick played drums [22] on The Simple Plan EP by August is Falling, a pop-punk, emo-style music project. [23]

Discography

As solo artist

With The Adrian Belew Power Trio

With Lithuania

With August Is Falling

References

  1. ↑ "Eric Slick: More Than a Fan". jumpphilly.com. November 11, 2011. Archived from the original on 2018-03-12. Retrieved 2018-03-11.
  2. ↑ "One-on-One Interview with Dr. Dog's Eric Slick on Kendrick, Polyphasics, and "A Bunch of Dudes Who Rarely Shower, but Care A Lot About What They Do" - The MAT Magazine". matmag.net. Archived from the original on 11 March 2018. Retrieved 11 March 2018.
  3. ↑ "Dr. Dog: Shame, Shame". popmatters.com. 25 April 2010. Archived from the original on 11 March 2018. Retrieved 11 March 2018.
  4. ↑ "Dr. Dog - Be The Void - Anti-Records". xpn.org. Archived from the original on 11 March 2018. Retrieved 11 March 2018.
  5. ↑ "Album Premiere: Dr. Dog Build 'B-Room' From the Ground Up". rollingstone.com. 23 September 2013. Archived from the original on 1 December 2016. Retrieved 11 March 2018.
  6. ↑ "First Listen: Dr. Dog, 'The Psychedelic Swamp'". thecurrent.org. Archived from the original on 24 December 2016. Retrieved 11 March 2018.
  7. ↑ "Eric Slick tells us how Dr. Dog's surprise charity album came to be". xpn.org. 29 November 2016. Archived from the original on 16 January 2018. Retrieved 11 March 2018.
  8. ↑ "DR. DOG TREAD WATER ON THEIR TENTH ALBUM 'CRITICAL EQUATION'". popmatters.com. 11 May 2018. Retrieved 13 March 2022.
  9. 1 2 "Dr. Dog's Eric Slick premieres debut album Palisades: Stream". consequence.net. 19 April 2017. Archived from the original on 29 September 2017. Retrieved 11 March 2018.
  10. ↑ "Greg Saunier (Deerhoof) Reviews Eric Slick's 'Palisades'". read.tidal.com. Archived from the original on 9 June 2017. Retrieved 11 March 2018.
  11. ↑ "Interview: Eric Slick". newcommute.net. March 2017. Archived from the original on 9 March 2018. Retrieved 11 March 2018.
  12. ↑ "Eric Slick of Dr. Dog Drummer Blog - Modern Drummer Magazine". moderndrummer.com. 13 December 2012. Archived from the original on 11 March 2018. Retrieved 11 March 2018.
  13. 1 2 "Wilco's Nels Cline to Play Eric Clapton's Role at 'Last Waltz' Tribute Show". Rolling Stone . Archived from the original on 2 March 2017. Retrieved 11 March 2018.
  14. ↑ "Daniel Rossen: Silent Hour/Golden Mile EP Album Review - Pitchfork". pitchfork.com. Archived from the original on 27 August 2017. Retrieved 11 March 2018.
  15. ↑ "New Track: "Main Theme from Love Clumsy" (Feat. Eric Slick) - R. Stevie Moore". philadelphia.thedelimagazine.com. Archived from the original on 2018-03-11.
  16. ↑ "Dr. Dog drummer Eric Slick branches out on solo debut, Palisades - Modern Drummer Magazine". moderndrummer.com. 26 April 2017. Archived from the original on 11 March 2018. Retrieved 11 March 2018.
  17. ↑ "Welcome". Eric Slick. Archived from the original on 9 March 2018. Retrieved 11 March 2018.
  18. ↑ "Taylor Swift's indie squad adds Dr. Dog's Eric Slick". Music. 26 March 2021. Archived from the original on 2021-03-26. Retrieved 2021-03-26.
  19. ↑ "Eric Slick - (le) poisson rouge". lpr.com. Archived from the original on 11 March 2018. Retrieved 11 March 2018.
  20. ↑ "We got married". Twitter.com. Retrieved 13 March 2022.
  21. ↑ "Natalie Prass guides Eric Slick "Closer to Heaven" in new video". thekey.xpn.org. 22 July 2020. Retrieved 13 March 2022.
  22. ↑ Slick, Eric (2022-08-31). "the secrets out. i played drums on the new August is Falling". Twitter . Retrieved 2022-09-12.
  23. ↑ Belghast (2022-08-05). "Pat Finnerty Rocks". Tales of the Aggronaut. Retrieved 2022-09-11.
  24. ↑ Chelosky, Danielle (2024-02-07). "Eric Slick Announces New Album 'New Age Rage,' Shares "Lose Our Minds"". New Music. Retrieved 2024-03-03.
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