American singer, songwriter and drummer (born 1987)
Eric Slick
Birth name Eric James Marshall Slick Born (1987-05-15 ) May 15, 1987 (age 37) Origin Philadelphia, Pennsylvania , United StatesGenres Indie rock Occupation(s) Musician, songwriter, singer Instrument(s) Drums, vocals Years active 2010–present Website www .ericslick .com
Musical artist
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]
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
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
With Lithuania
Heavy Hands (2010)
Hardcore Friends (2015)
White Reindeer (2017)
With August Is Falling
The Simple Plan EP (2022)
References
^ "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 }}
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^ "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 .
^ "Dr. Dog: Shame, Shame" . popmatters.com . 25 April 2010. Archived from the original on 11 March 2018. Retrieved 11 March 2018 .
^ "Dr. Dog - Be The Void - Anti-Records" . xpn.org . Archived from the original on 11 March 2018. Retrieved 11 March 2018 .
^ "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 .
^ "First Listen: Dr. Dog, 'The Psychedelic Swamp' " . thecurrent.org . Archived from the original on 24 December 2016. Retrieved 11 March 2018 .
^ "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 .
^ "DR. DOG TREAD WATER ON THEIR TENTH ALBUM 'CRITICAL EQUATION' " . popmatters.com . 11 May 2018. Retrieved 13 March 2022 .
^ 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 .
^ "Greg Saunier (Deerhoof) Reviews Eric Slick's 'Palisades' " . read.tidal.com . Archived from the original on 9 June 2017. Retrieved 11 March 2018 .
^ "Interview: Eric Slick" . newcommute.net . March 2017. Archived from the original on 9 March 2018. Retrieved 11 March 2018 .
^ "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 .
^ 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 .
^ "Daniel Rossen: Silent Hour/Golden Mile EP Album Review - Pitchfork" . pitchfork.com . Archived from the original on 27 August 2017. Retrieved 11 March 2018 .
^ "New Track: "Main Theme from Love Clumsy" (Feat. Eric Slick) - R. Stevie Moore" . philadelphia.thedelimagazine.com . Archived from the original on 2018-03-11.
^ "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 .
^ "Welcome" . Eric Slick . Archived from the original on 9 March 2018. Retrieved 11 March 2018 .
^ "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 .
^ "Eric Slick - (le) poisson rouge" . lpr.com . Archived from the original on 11 March 2018. Retrieved 11 March 2018 .
^ "We got married" . Twitter.com . Retrieved 13 March 2022 .
^ "Natalie Prass guides Eric Slick "Closer to Heaven" in new video" . thekey.xpn.org . 22 July 2020. Retrieved 13 March 2022 .
^ Slick, Eric (2022-08-31). "the secrets out. i played drums on the new August is Falling" . Twitter . Retrieved 2022-09-12 .
^ Belghast (2022-08-05). "Pat Finnerty Rocks" . Tales of the Aggronaut . Retrieved 2022-09-11 .
^ 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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Studio albums Compilation albums EPs