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Product Description Evolving around the songwriting of guitarist/vocalist (and three-time Dallas Observer Musician Of The Year) Chris Holt, and utilizing the virtuoso capabilities of each member, The Slack produces a sonic experience that will move you to scream with joy just as quickly as it will bring you to your introspective knees - all in the span of a 4 minute song. Review Evolving around the songwriting of guitarist/vocalist (and three-time Dallas Observer Musician Of The Year) Chris Holt, and utilizing the virtuoso capabilities of each member, The Slack produces a sonic experience that will move you to scream with joy just as quickly as it will bring you to your introspective knees - all in the span of a 4 minute song. For instance, the first track of the album, Infatuations Never Last is a conglomerate of anything from the Rolling Stones to the Police in the chorus, and just enough Texas flavored Death Cab for Cutie and Flaming Lips to make it a reflection of the region and its mark on the band. The list doesn t stop here. The next track, The Fine Art of Bleeding , takes you in a different direction with the shoe-gazing sensibilities of the likes of My Bloody Valentine and enough Beatles vocal melodies to keep it pop even when the music itself begs otherwise. The fourth track of the album, which also happens to be the title track, is a staunch mix of Pixies, Elvis Costello, and Wilco, incorporating a Rhodes and Holt s smooth voice to give it that vintage touch only to bring the Weezer-ish guitar pounding in to get you away from the thought that you might have heard the song on a commercial at some point. Truth and Fiction follows with a very low-key Minus the Bear rhythm, only to move into something the Doobie Brothers and Three Dog Night might be proud of. The highlight of this song in my music-junky opinion is the guitar solo because it moves from this very Black Betty type jam during the bridge and brings it back down into a distinctly Boston-ish guitar harmony only to turn it over to a Moog. Genius. To label this band indie , they re signed to an indie label after all, does not do it justice if one were to base it on the sounds emanating from this album. The Deep End is a playground for any music aficionado (this could be anyone with a knowledgeable history of music in the last half century), and is a nice addition to the recent local albums coming from the North Texas music scene. --Pegasus NewsIn the liner notes for its new album, The Deep End, Dallas quartet the Slack refers to this collection of melody and noise. It s a charming bit of self-deprecation, particularly in light of the frequently soulful, country-tinged rock on display throughout the band s self-produced sophomore effort (following 2007 s debut, Wishful Sinking). Frontman Chris Holt, like so many area singer-songwriters, has a way of infusing weariness with wit that doesn t grow old. Cuts like the epic curtain-raiser Infatuations Never Last or a quick-hit gem like the title track feel completely effortless. The Slack is helped by the caliber of musicians in its ranks drummer Tom Bridwell, keyboardist Steve Luthye and guitarist Eric Neal plug in alongside Holt. The year may only be a few days old, but the Slack has already delivered a record to be remembered for the next 12 months. --Fort Worth Star TelegramThe Slack tackles some complicated arrangements on this record, and even better, all the songs sound completely different but still fit into the puzzle. be sure to get The Deep End. You won't regret it. --Dallas Morning News