Suburban Slag Matter of Fact EP
Calgary legends SUBURBAN SLAG get their long-overdue wax debut, and it’s a real revelation. Showcasing previously unreleased recordings from 1980, the seven selections on this EP collection provide a good glimpse at this sharp and short-lived group. Stringing smart melody and a touch of working class rock into their brash compositions, there’s enough promise in these rough takes to make you wonder what a proper record from these early “prairie punkers” may have sounded like. It’s strong stuff, and if this hot little 7” wets your whistle, there may be more SLAG material to be had out there. There might even be a 35-song compilation of raw recordings like this floating around the web and awaiting your download somewhere. Allegedly.