{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/fd9937e3-a68c-56a8-a0cb-dea4f4fb1528/137d7e68-520b-47a8-a671-98054c4ab2f5?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Episode 87: Eric Slick's Wiseacre","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/61b7a472169562b86ee952d9/61b7a48797cccb0012b55e1b.jpg?height=200","description":"<p>In this episode of Across The Margin: The Podcast host Michael Shields converses with multi-instrumentalist, singer/songwriter, and drummer extraordinaire Eric Slick. Slick is best known as the drummer for Dr. Dog (performing on their albums <em>Shame, Shame</em> (2010), <em>Be The Void</em> (2012), <em>B-Room</em> (2013), <em>The Psychedelic Swamp</em> (2016) and <em>Abandoned Mansion</em> (2016)), but his solo work in the last half-decade has&nbsp; been consistently impressive and wholly captivating. This week, Slick releases his latest album <a href=\"https://ericslick.bandcamp.com/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Wiseacre</em></a>, which is named after the location where he became married to singer <a href=\"https://open.spotify.com/artist/0EmUT6i9rTu9ZHy1Tl1iuX?si=o5z2qxdYTpaGXh77Kz5Org\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Natalie Prass</a>, who guests on the album’s mesmerizing single \"<a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ku0Fc9sxL14&amp;feature=emb_logo\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Closer to Heaven</a>.\" While the album features a grouping of airy and enchanting pop-rock songs the are borne of the joy that stems from domestic bliss, Slick delves deeply into self-acceptance and combating your own insecurities throughout the entirety of the album. In this episode, Michael and Eric discuss how personal the <em>Wiseacre</em> project is to him, how the album was birthed (with the help of Grammy-winning producer Jeremy Ferguson), his other solo releases (particularly 2019’s <a href=\"https://open.spotify.com/album/72m8HFjEjpXwrEOnbUqeQp?si=hVzoOX_aTBy89lRGHKLMSA\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Bullfighter</em></a> — a song cycle about the first Jewish American matador Sidney Franklin), what Dr.Dog has been up to during quarantine, and a whole lot more.</p><p><br></p><p><em>Follow Eric Slick on Twitter </em><a href=\"https://twitter.com/ericslickmusic\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><em>@erickslickmusic</em></a><em> and on Instagram at </em><a href=\"https://www.instagram.com/strangeamerica/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><em>@strangeamerica</em></a><em>.</em></p>","author_name":"Across the Margin / Osiris Media"}