Ahead of their sold-out show at The Corner, Melbourne/Naarm 5-piece, The Slingers share new single ‘No Harm Done‘ and announce their debut full-length LP, Sentimentalism, will be released on Friday, 7 July, via Flightless Records. The 10-track LP features their summer singles ‘Living in the Age of Loneliness‘, ‘Streets of Tokyo‘ and ‘Our Last Day in the Sun‘.
In a departure from earlier guitar-driven releases, No Harm Done is played entirely on an authentic 1960s Wurlitzer (courtesy of Head Gap studio in Preston). The warmth of the Wurlitzer is counteracted by a driving kick and snare. Finally, the crooning lead vocals of Robert J Mahon are elevated by the dulcet harmonies of Melbourne artist and guest vocalist Juice Webster.
Over the last five years of eclectic releases and impassioned live performances, The Slingers have cemented themselves as one of the most unique bands in the Australian underground/alternative scene. The band signed to Flightless Records in 2020, releasing a double A-Side 7-inch vinyl, The Cruellest Cut//Kind Hearts (a collaboration with legend of the Melbourne underground, Spike Fuck). Their recordings have garnered a cult following on Youtube and Spotify, resulting in sold-out crowds in their hometown of Melbourne.
The evolution of the band culminates in their incoming full-length LP ‘Sentimentalism’. Written in a small cabin on a farm outside of Colac, Western Victoria, and produced by Errol Green (Big Yawn), the album ranges from piano ballads to purely electronic pieces and features guest appearances from ‘’Evil’ Graham Lee (The Triffids) on pedal steel guitar and Melbourne artist, Juice Webster, on vocals.
Influenced by the music of William Shatner and the films of Nick Cave, The Slingers have sought through their music to balance and synthesize several oppositional artistic forces: lyrics that are both tongue-in-cheek and haltingly sincere, a sound that is as comfortable producing outlaw country as it is exploring drum machines and synthesizers, and a live energy that borrows simultaneously from Elvis and Angel Olsen.
Keep your mind open.
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I just pre-ordered the album. The record will hopefully find its way through the myriad barriers of German customs.
Been a Gizzard fan for ages, rly fell in love with “No harm done” straightaway.
Great review!