“You don’t like what we do,” pointed
Slaves back in 2015, “because we say what we are thinking and that shocks and frightens you.” It’s a fair observation. The duo of Laurie Vincent and Isaac Holman have been divisive figures since the word go.
“We do our thing but we enjoy the fact people think we play up to it. We’re both very happy with what we do and who we are. Some people overthink it. We don’t overthink how we act.” 2015’s ‘Are You Satisfied?’ was a confrontational, upfront record. It got to the point, and it got there fast. ‘
Take Control’ is smarter and in less of a hurry.
“Because there was a shorter space of time (writing ‘Are You Satisfied?’) the lyrics were a lot, not simpler but they were very direct. With this album there’s more wordplay,” ventures Laurie. “I feel like there was a newfound confidence in the vocals. Last album, we both really love it but we were still finding our feet with where we worked in the world. I guess this album, lyrically, there’s more hidden messages and people can definitely find stuff from it. I’m very proud of this album and I hope people see how much work we put into it.”
