Slowcoaches' songs are like riots that begin, escalate, and end in under three minutes. Their self-described "slack metal" is the kind of catchy, high-octane music that whips up the give-no-shits of early punk, grunge's heavy-handed nonchalance, and the lead guitar and vocal melodies of 90s indie. Put simply: they wail, as Wayne Campbell and Garth Algar would say.
We're premiering the video below, which was conceptualised and created by Maria Cecilia Tedemalm. Here's what vocalist/guitarist Heather has to say about it:
"Maria and I did the cake stuff on Valentine's day. I walked in to this cake shop and asked for 2 cans of whipped cream and the cake and they looked at me and I had to be like 'Yeah, it's the one with my face on it'. I bet they wondered what sort of fucked up Valentines day I was planning out. I ate the whole cake anyway. I had to keep stopping to spew it out but I did it. Maria has a really dark twisted imagination and a wicked sense of humor and she was like really encouraging me. When she suggested the idea for this video initially it was just so perfect because part of the song is about trying to lose my old head; the dark bit of my head. It was actually a really good process to go through. Eating that cake. It felt kind of like cathartic."
"Maria and I did the cake stuff on Valentine's day. I walked in to this cake shop and asked for 2 cans of whipped cream and the cake and they looked at me and I had to be like 'Yeah, it's the one with my face on it'. I bet they wondered what sort of fucked up Valentines day I was planning out. I ate the whole cake anyway. I had to keep stopping to spew it out but I did it. Maria has a really dark twisted imagination and a wicked sense of humor and she was like really encouraging me. When she suggested the idea for this video initially it was just so perfect because part of the song is about trying to lose my old head; the dark bit of my head. It was actually a really good process to go through. Eating that cake. It felt kind of like cathartic."
Put your day right and give it a watch.
"Ex-Head" is available to pre-order now.
Catch Slowcoaches on the following dates:
Thursday 25 February - London, Sebright Arms
Thursday 10 March - York, The Basement
Friday 11 March - Manchester, Castle Hotel (w/ Radical Boy)
Saturday 12 March - Nottingham, The Chameleon
Monday 14 March - Edinburgh, Banshee Labyrinth
Tuesday 15 March - Glasgow, The Hug & Pint
Wednesday 16 March - Newcastle, Little Buildings, Ouseburn
Thursday 17 March - Liverpool, Maguires Pizza Bar
Friday 18 March - Sheffield, The Food Hall (Food Bank Drive)
Saturday 19 March - Leeds, Temple Of Boom (w/ Radical Boy)