After the punkish, dance groove of Cut and Run and the Blitzkrieg pop of Chokehold, Slaves show a more contemplative side with Photo Opportunity , the latest track from their forthcoming album Acts of Fear and Love. Premiering as Zane Lowe’s World Record on Beats 1, the track finds Isaac struggling with an existential crisis as his life changes and he’s recognized more and more in the street. The track careens from a soft guitar line to a huge, pounding riff, topped off with Isaac’s laconic delivery. You can listen to Photo Opportunity via Spotify.
Acts Of Fears And Love, Slaves third album, is not what you’ve come to expect from the duo and yet it also feels like an amalgamation of everywhere they’ve been to date. Bandmates Isaac Holman and Laurie Vincent are no longer content railing against the status quo, they want to smash their own self-created system. The record is far more genre-bending than past releases, containing the speed-y vitriol that’s always been par for the Slaves course, but tempered by quieter, dreamier moments of straight-up ‘90s indie. The album cover, shot by luminary photographer Juergen Teller, marks the first time Slaves have been featured in their own artwork, joining them Laurie’s son Bart. Acts Of Fears And Love is available for pre-order now and will be released on August 17th, you can find the aforementioned album cover and tracklisting below.
Acts Of Fear And Love Tracklisting
1. The Lives They Wish They Had
2. Cut And Run
3. Bugs
4. Magnolia
5. Daddy
6. Chokehold
7. Photo Opportunity
8. Artificial Intelligence
9. Acts Of Fear And Love
Having already had an action-packed summer playing the likes of Punk Rock Bowling in Las Vegas, Governor’s Ball in New York City, and Lollapalooza in Chicago, IL, Slaves have a busy year of festivals and shows ahead of them, including Crucial Fest in Salt Lake City, UT, Cal Jam Fest San Bernardino, CA and a run of headlining dates. The band will also make a return to one of their spiritual homes, Reading and Leeds Festivals where they will co-headline the Radio1 Stage.
Slaves Tour Dates
8/24 – Leeds Festival – UK
8/26 – Reading Festival – UK
9/27 – Crucial Fest – Salt Lake City, UT
9/30 – DC9 – Washington D.C.
10/1 – Kung Fu Necktie – Philadelphia, PA
10/2 – O’Briens Pub – Boston, MA
10/3 – Alphaville – Brooklyn, NY
10/6 – Cal Jam Fest – San Bernardino, CA