THE SLASHES CUT DEEP WITH THEIR NEW SINGLE "NUNU'S COCKTAILS"
It is a challenge to really capture the essence of indie garage rock but also have a clean studio version of the song, but The Slashes accomplish this flawlessly.
The short 2 minute and 22-second track explodes with energy right from the get-go. The guitar parts are layered beautifully and provide the perfect canvas for the vocals to paint over. Right when the vocals kick in I get nodes of Julian Casablancas from The Strokes but with The Slashes’ personal touch to it making it sound very original.
The drums and bass take the song for a ride which allows all the melodic features to be spread out and thrown in at the perfect moments. The song doesn’t follow the traditional verse ,chorus, verse, and chorus format, but stays true to indie garage rock in doing things their own way and placing the vocals wherever they want in a very tasteful way.
I can tell The Slashes put on quite the performance live solely based on their recordings. I can feel the electricity from here wherever they are! I really am stoked to hear more songs from this band, I became a fan in the first 10 seconds of this song and I highly recommend this to anyone who enjoys indie rock period.
The Slashes hail from San Diego and that’s a perfect place for a budding buzzing band to get their feet wet in the indie scene. Los Angeles being a major music hub is a stone’s throw away so I’m sure The Slashes will be very busy with live shows once the pandemic starts to fade away. Check out The Slashes’ new song “Nunu’s Cocktails” available on all streaming platforms now!