Brighton-based band Slung have unveiled a live session video for their debut single ‘Neurotic’.
The track was originally released last month via Fat Dracula Records, with the clip filmed at Small Pond studios in Brighton ahead of their upcoming UK and European tour dates.
The live session features vocalist Katie Oldham alongside bandmates Ali Johnson on guitar, Ravi Martin on drums, and Vlad Matveikov on bass. Despite Vlad and Katie now residing in Spain, the band consider Brighton their adoptive home.
Vlad explains, “When I was on my lonesome and before Slung existed, it was the city of Brighton and its scene that helped develop the ideas and songs to give Slung a foundation to be built on.”
Ravi adds, “None of us are actually from Brighton but all ended up there – it’s a haven for DIY music nuts and the scene has been, and still is, incredibly vibrant. So without it, we wouldn’t ever have crossed paths. So many bands are born out of DIY scenes like Brighton’s and we all think the community spaces and venues that are the hubs of these scenes need to be protected… we’re seeing it every month in Brighton now, with crucial venues being put at risk by developers building overpriced housing that no one who gave the city its shine can afford.”
Of the track, Katie says, “It’s a series of small moments from my life that have been representative of this more encompassing overall fear of disempowerment and relinquishing control. Being the passenger of a bad driver and there’s nothing you can do but sit tight and hope you’ll make it to your destination safely, the feeling of imminent sickness and physically not being able to prevent it from happening, a recurring dream of being born with superpowers, but then one day, when everyone’s counting on you, your power just disappears and you have no idea how to bring it back. To me, the song is representative of so much vulnerability: imposter syndrome, fear of letting people down, fear of failure, losing control, literal disempowerment…”
The dates for Slung’s tour are as follows:
OCTOBER
25 The Lounge Bar, Alton
26 The Frog & Fiddle, Cheltenham
30 Purple Turtle, Reading
31 The Hope, Brighton (Super Special Halloween Set)
NOVEMBER
2 Exchange Basement, Bristol
14 Sala Wurlitzer, Madrid
15 Pub Terra, Castellon
16 16 Toneladas, Valencia
22 The Apple & Parrot, Torquay
24 The Victoria, London
DECEMBER
6 JT Soar, Nottingham
7 Alphabet, Brighton
