SLUGS
BOB BERDELLA BIZARRE BORDELLO

The Slugs were born in 1999 of the meeting of four musicians, driven by the mutual desire of playing and writing songs together. In 2001 they started playing live all around Italy. By the end of the same year, they decided it was the right time to make their first album. ‘The Slugs’ was released in February 2002 by the independet Italian label Gamma Pop: 13 tracks sung in english, in a mix of dirty and agressive sounds, which melts with soft and melodic tunes; their style reminds of the 70’s vibes and grooves, without losing its own identity. Their new album called "Bob Berdella Bizarre Bordello" truly represents a step forward in the band’s musical evolution, totally reflecting their new unity and maturity. The sounds are rougher than before and have lost that joyful ingenuity that belonged to the first album, they’ve gained a new and more reflective awareness in terms of construction and representation. The rythm is overwhelming and often reveals unexpected surprises, it’s a rock without gratuitous virtuosities, but that contains the inevitable results of a pop culture: from the nearly carnal tear of fuzz guitars and distorted sounds to the unespected appearance of sweet melodies. After two years of "silence" the Slugs will be back with the energy of a new born band, but with the maturity of someone who has clearly spent all their life playing and creating music.