{"id":40406,"date":"2024-05-20T17:15:00","date_gmt":"2024-05-20T21:15:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/?p=40406"},"modified":"2024-05-15T21:33:33","modified_gmt":"2024-05-16T01:33:33","slug":"shlug-release-ferocious-debut-ep-split-the-grin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/?p=40406","title":{"rendered":"SHLUG release ferocious debut EP &#8216;Split The Grin&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Cardiff art noise band\u00a0SHLUG have released their ferocious debut EP\u00a0&#8216;Split The Grin&#8217;\u00a0which is out independently now. It will be out digital and on vinyl 12&#8242; \/ CD.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Support so far for&nbsp;Shlug&#8217;s&nbsp;latest single&nbsp;<em>Grated Thumbs<\/em> comes from&nbsp;Dj Deb Grant&nbsp;on&nbsp;BBC 6 Music&nbsp;who gave the track its first National Radio Play and&nbsp;Visions Magazine Germany&nbsp;for the exclusive stream.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The death-coaster that is&nbsp;SHLUG, are the unmusical bone saw of mechanical dissonances and distortions with a dubious and violent sound scape prepared to make your eardrums shatter and bleed. The noisy cutthroat non-barbershop quartet create an industrial atmosphere that will evoke primal instincts to its captivated audience, turning a venue into a pit of rabid dogs.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>After the success of their previous released singles\u00a0The Scent of Roy Keane\u00a0and\u00a0Self-Hate Portrait,\u00a0BF\/FM<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>and\u00a0Baby Teef\u00a0were released on Cardiff\u2019s iconic Clwb Ifor Bach Label,\u00a0Clwb<strong> <\/strong>Music.\u00a0SHLUG\u00a0have released their debut EP titled\u00a0&#8216;Split The Grin&#8217;. Listen to the EP via YouTube below or <a href=\"https:\/\/album.link\/i\/1734824960\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-CA&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent&#038;listType=playlist&#038;list=OLAK5uy_mF-Psn_Dm9_yXFQ4jzcDTRZbwRNdxBNgk\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>Cardiff art noise band\u00a0SHLUG have released their ferocious debut EP\u00a0&#8216;Split The Grin&#8217;\u00a0which is out independently now. 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