The Slip

Obscure and eclectic for years now, the Slip make a definitive statement with Eisenhower. The question for a band that banks so heavily on live improvisation is how to transfer that energy onto tape; here they pare down instrumental interludes and condense some of their strongest new tunes into powerful, succinct revelations. Starting off with a killer trifecta of songs, Eisenhower banks on the band's brilliant harmonic intuition, injecting jazzy, intricate interplay into sweetly emotional pop gems. With luck, this will be the Slip album the world notices.