The Slip

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The Slip

Background information
Origin	Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Genre(s)	Rock Indie rock Avant-garde Jazz Fusion
Years active	1996 – present
Label(s)	KA Flying Frog Rykodisc 216 Bar/None
Associated acts	Surprise Me Mr. Davis
Website	www.theslip.com
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 External links

[edit] History

The band was formed at Tabor Academy in Marion, Massachusetts, where all three members were students and graduates. After attending the Berklee School of Music in Boston for a time, the trio collectively dropped out in 1996 to push their debut self-released album, From the Gecko.

Following 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 they put out Does in 2000. Subsequent years saw continued touring, including their first trip to Japan, and the release of the band's first live album, Live Is My Jumby. The Slip then 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. The song was also released as a single available only online in 2006.

During 2005 and 2006, The Slip gained greater recognizability after appearances at festivals such as Bonnaroo, SXSW, Wakarusa, 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. On February 05, 2007, the Slip made their national television debut on Late Night with Conan O'Brien, playing "Children of December".

[edit] Discography

From the Gecko (1997)	Does (2000)	Live Is My Jumby (2002)	Angels Come on Time (2002)
aliveacoustic (2003)	alivelectric (2003)	Live at Lupo's 6/12/04 (2005)	Eisenhower (2006)