Fresh faced garage punk duo Slaves, are fresh out of Kent and ready to rip you to pieces with their old school sound. Reminiscent of actual punk from back in the day (I know, it's alien to the much of the current youth), Slaves bring a heavy and punchy noise that gets deep beneath your skin. I was told to listen to them by my brother after he heard them for the first time live at Reading festival just a few weeks back and I think we are both more than glad that this happened. How we both discovered them and stuck with them is a testament to how instantly loveable Slaves are on a first listen and what's for sure is that Isaac Holman and Laurie Vincent are breathing fresh life into a dying genre and it's great. Not only do they sound awesome but day to day they dress to impress (live is an exception, it gets sweaty, their forgiven!) Also, a point of interest is that drummer Isaac also takes lead vocals, a difficult and impressive feat.
Although still young in their ways, the boys already have a full length LP out in the big wide world and it is more than worthy of your hard earned cash. 'Sugar Coated Bitter Truth' is an album true to its name, much the way punk should be, and with boasting tracks such as 'Beauty Quest' and 'White Knuckle Ride' it's looking like Slaves could start releasing loud and successful albums regularly (the debut came out in 2012). Since said offering and the start of 2014, two singles have emerged. The infectious 'Where's Your Car, Debbie?' and new clanger 'Hey' are the symbol of things to come, I'm sure, and here's to hoping a new album will emerge any time soon!
'Sugar Coated Bitter Truth' is available to buy now.
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