Eric Slick

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Eric Slick
Background information
Born
Eric James Marshall Slick

(1987-05-15) May 15, 1987 (age 38)
OriginPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
GenresIndie rock
OccupationsMusician, songwriter, singer
InstrumentsDrums, vocals
Years active2010–present
Websitewww.ericslick.com

Eric James Marshall Slick (born May 15, 1987)[1] is an American singer, songwriter and drummer. He is the drummer of Dr. Dog,[2] performing on their albums Shame, Shame (2010),[3] Be The Void (2012),[4] B-Room (2013),[5] The Psychedelic Swamp (2016)[6] Abandoned Mansion (2016).[7] and Critical Equation (2018).[8] Slick released his debut solo album Palisades on April 21, 2017 to positive reviews from Consequence of Sound,[9] Relix[9] and Tidal, in which Greg Saunier of Deerhoof rated the album "10 out of 10 stars."[10]

Early life

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Slick is a native of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and began playing drums at age 5.[11] As a teenager, he was a student of the original Paul Green School of Rock Music, and appeared with his sister Julie Slick in the 2005 documentary Rock School.

Career

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Aside from Dr. Dog and solo records, Slick has also performed/recorded with Adrian Belew,[12] Nels Cline (Wilco),[13] Daniel Rossen (Grizzly Bear[14]), R. Stevie Moore,[15] Cass McCombs,[13] Ween,[16][17] and Ruston Kelly; he played drums on the 2021 Taylor Swift track “You All Over Me”, produced by Aaron Dessner.[18]

Slick also operates a vinyl label, Least Records.[19]

On June 24, 2019, Eric Slick took to Twitter to announce his marriage to fellow musician, Natalie Prass.[20] They later collaborated in 2020 on Slick's solo album, Wiseacre (2020) with the feature track, Closer to Heaven.[21]

In 2022, Slick played drums[22] on The Simple Plan EP by August is Falling, a pop-punk, emo-style music project.[23]

Discography

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As solo artist

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  • Out of Habit (2014)
  • Four Track Demos Vol. 1 and 2 (2015)
  • Palisades (2017)
  • Bullfighter EP (2018)
  • Wiseacre (2020)
  • New Age Rage (2024)[24]

With The Adrian Belew Power Trio

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With Lithuania

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  • Heavy Hands (2010)
  • Hardcore Friends (2015)
  • White Reindeer (2017)

With August Is Falling

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  • The Simple Plan EP (2022)

References

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