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The Slip [Boston/Montreal]

Now Hear This!

[14 March 2007]

by John Weir

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The Slip have moved away from years of jazz-inspired instrumentals and towards more traditional pop structures, leading them into exciting new territory and bringing compositional dexterity to their recent pop.

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