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Eric Slick

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]

Eric Slick
Background information
Birth nameEric James Marshall Slick
Born (1987-05-15) May 15, 1987 (age 36)
OriginPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
GenresIndie rock
Occupation(s)Musician, songwriter, singer
Instrument(s)Drums, vocals
Years active2010–present
Websitewww.ericslick.com

Early life edit

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 edit

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 edit

As solo artist edit

  • Out of Habit (2014)
  • Four Track Demos Vol. 1 and 2 (2015)
  • Palisades (2017)
  • Bullfighter EP (2018)
  • Wiseacre (2020)
  • New Age Rage (2024)[24]

With The Adrian Belew Power Trio edit

With Lithuania edit

  • Heavy Hands (2010)
  • Hardcore Friends (2015)
  • White Reindeer (2017)

With August Is Falling edit

  • The Simple Plan EP (2022)

References edit

  1. ^ "Eric Slick: More Than a Fan". jumpphilly.com. November 11, 2011. Archived from the original on 2018-03-12. Retrieved 2018-03-11.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  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. ^ a b "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. ^ a b "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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