The Slip

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The Slip

Origin	Massachusetts
Country	United States
Years active	1996–present
Genres	Rock, Indie rock, Avant-garde, Jazz Fusion
Labels	Bar/None Records
Members	Andrew Barr Brad Barr Marc Friedman

The Slip is a contemporary avant-rock trio from Boston, MA. The band consists of brothers Brad Barr (guitar, piano, vocals) and Andrew Barr (drums), and Marc Friedman (bass guitar). The Slip blends rock, pop, avant-garde, americana, and their own rhythmic virtuosic soundscapes to produce music that is described by fans as innovative, eclectic, and unique, yet surprisingly familiar. The three also play with singer-songwriter Nathan Moore (of ThaMuseMeant) in a side project called Surprise Me Mr. Davis.

1 History
2 Discography
- 2.1 as Surprise Me Mr. Davis
3 Top Songs
4 External links

[edit] History

The band began at Tabor Academy in Marion, Massachusetts, where all three members were students. They graduated and all attended the famed Berklee School of Music in Boston, but dropped out in 1996 to push their first, self-released album, From The Gecko. After consistent touring, mostly in the Northeast but eventually in the West as well, the band was signed to Butch Trucks's label Flying Frog Records, where the band put out Does in 2000. After continued touring, including their first trip to Japan, The Slip signed to Rykodisc, releasing Angels Come On Time in 2002. In 2003, the companion live albums alivelectric and aliveacoustic were released on the band's own label, 216 Records. The former was a mostly instrumental exploration into experimental noise collages, reminiscent at times of post-rock bands such as Do Make Say Think and Tortoise, or electronic acts like Squarepusher; the latter consisted of Americana-tinged folk songs with an emphasis on lyrics, though some songs such as "Torque" and "Song" were more reminiscent of earlier, jazz-influenced Slip work. The next few years saw the band spend less time on the road, instead working with the Surprise Me Mr. Davis side project and the new Slip studio album. In 2005, the song "Even Rats", an early cut from the newest studio sessions, was featured on the PlayStation 2 video game Guitar Hero, gaining the band a new generation of fans. During 2005 and 2006, The Slip also gained greater recognizability after appearances at festivals such as Bonnaroo, SXSW, Bumbershoot, and High Sierra Music Festival. After a long period of record label shopping, "Even Rats" and other songs finally saw release on the new studio album Eisenhower, released in November 2006 on Bar/None Records. Eisenhower saw the band mostly abandon earlier jazz and jam influences in favor of indie rock influences drawing from bands like Built to Spill and The Flaming Lips. The Slip supported the new album by touring throughout the United States and Canada, including a run of dates opening for the acclaimed indie rock/alt-country band My Morning Jacket in November and December of 2006.