Slung release new single ‘Thinking About It’ with music video
Ahead of their debut album ‘In Ways’
which is out 2nd May 2025 via Fat Dracula
UK tour to celebrate the release also kicks off in May
“Heavy & hypnotising” - Kerrang!
“plays with classic metal motifs in a refreshing, contemporary way that'll surely please fans of the likes of Puppy, Mastodon or Red Fang.” - Metal Hammer
“Slung are a doozy of a brand new band” - Loud Women
On the verge of releasing their astounding debut album ‘In Ways’, Brighton band Slung have released a further preview of the full-length with playful new single ‘Thinking About It’. Though serious in its musicality and approach, vocalist Katie Oldham uses the track to assume an alter-ego of sorts: “The working title for this song was ‘Tasty Girl’, because every time I tried to improvise on lyrics, they ended up coming out like sleazy pick up lines from an old womanizer. In the end, we decided to just roll with that vibe and tell that story but from the perspective of a female lothario out on the prowl.
Bringing references to queerness in our songs is important to me, because myself and the majority of my friends identify as queer, despite mostly presenting femme and straight-passing. I don’t feel the need to draw attention to it specifically, and don’t feel it appropriate to represent myself as a ‘queer voice’, but I still want to create a little space in whatever I do to honour it, as it’s an important part of who I am. The theme is also pretty representative of bisexual panic, meeting a girl and realising you’re thinking about it, and wondering if she’s thinking about it too.
Mostly, though, I imagine this as like my flamboyant alter ego. I just love the idea of this super egoic, confident, yet non-threatening lothario who believes they’re irresistible. Yet at the same time they have this charmingly endearing vulnerability. It’s such a goofy song that hopefully offers some light-hearted relief to some of the heavier vibes of the record.”
Katie’s storytelling and the compelling way she brings together personal, lived experience with more abstract, conceptual ideas and characters is evident throughout ‘In Ways’. You can get a further taste of this with previously-released album cuts - the psych-infused ‘Collider’ and the trauma-fueled, ribcage-rattling ‘Laughter. Katie’s inspirations elsewhere on the album range from sex workers and the power dynamics that come along with that profession (‘Class A Cherry’) to the tragic occurrences of bull fights in Spain (‘Matador’), as referenced by the album’s striking artwork.
‘In Ways’ is a collaborative combustion of its members’ experiences, circumstances and accomplished musicianship. Their sonic universe - comprising Oldham’s enviable dynamic and tonal range, the power of guitarist Ali Johnson’s incendiary riffs, Matveikov’s undulating, yet grounding basslines and drummer Ravi Martin’s expert rhythmic punctuation - is a veritable musical supernova. Influences within the Slung camp are far reaching, with the band’s members referencing artists from Deftones and Baroness, to Wednesday and MJ Lenderman, to Queens of the Stone Age and even a sprinkling of Chappell Roan and Fleetwood Mac.
SLUNG ON TOUR:
02 May Winchester - The Railway Inn
03 May Brighton - Green Door Store
04 May Cheltenham - Frog & Fiddle
05 May Reading - Purple Turtle
09 May Northampton - The Garibaldi
15 May Guildford - The Boileroom
16 May Nottingham - JT Soar
17 May Norwich - Voodoo Daddy's
23 May Bristol - Exchange (basement)
24 May Cardiff - Paradise Garden
29 May Tunbridge Wells - Forum (basement)
30 May Leeds - Wharf Chambers
31 May London - The Victoria
06 June Alton - The Lounge Bar
30 August Burn It Down Festival, Torquay
SLUNG ARE:
Katie Oldham - vocals
Ali Johnson - guitar
Ravi Martin - drums
Vlad Matveikov - bass
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