Ripe (Slug album)

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RIPE
Slug Ripe (Album Cover).jpg
Studio album by
Released13 April 2015
Genre Indie rock
Length31:37
Label Memphis Industries
SLUG chronology
RIPE
(2015)
HiggledyPiggledy
(2018)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
The Line of Best Fit Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [1]
Drowned in Sound Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [2]
Modern Vinyl 89% [3]
Pitchfork 6.9/10 [4]

Ripe is the debut album by SLUG, a Field Music production led by former Field Music touring bassist Ian Black. The tracks "Cockeyed Rabbit Wrapped in Plastic", "Running to Get Past Your Heart" and "Greasy Mind" were selected for radio promotion, with a video being produced for the latter. Ian Black describes the writing process for the album as a series of 'what-if' scenarios- "What if we take a stoner metal riff and use it like a dub bass part....that was the idea. Let's add some 4 part harmonies some squelch bass, some hisses and triangle and you've got a peculiar, sinister song." [5] He has cited horror movie soundtracks by Fabio Frizzi, Goblin, Lalo Schifrin, Andrzej Korzyński and John Carpenter as a major influence on his songwriting. [6] Creation and touring of the album was supported by Peter and David Brewis, the core members of Field Music itself.

Contents

Track listing

  1. "Grimacing Mask" – 1:21
  2. "Cockeyed Rabbit Wrapped in Plastic" – 2:47
  3. "Sha La La" – 2:58
  4. "Eggs and Eyes" – 3:32
  5. "Greasy Mind" – 2:36
  6. "Shake Your Loose Teeth" – 3:53
  7. "Weight of Violence" – 2:29
  8. "Running to Get Past Your Heart" – 2:25
  9. "Peng Peng" – 3:06
  10. "Kill Your Darlings" – 3:16
  11. "At Least Show That You Care" – 3:14

Personnel

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