Description
Emerging from the depths of Cardiffs burgeoning music scene, heirs to their countrys lineage of storytellers, are Slate. Formed by frontman Jack Shephard and drummer Raychi Bryant, the four-piece band are barely touching their twenties, but together, they have command of post-punk which rings with the gravitas of a death knell; a grasp of atmosphere and melody which touches on the ethereal. With the addition of bassist Lauren Edwards and guitarist Elis Penri who completed the band at the end of 2021, the four bonded over the written word playing poetry games over pints. Together, they found an affinity with the surreal works of Arthur Rimbaud and the Welsh poets R. S. Thomas and Dylan Thomas, whose reverence for their country and its people bleeds into Slates own lyrics. This 7″ collects Slate’s stunning 1-2 of debut singles ‘Tabernacl’ and ‘St. Agatha’, which were both produced by Buzzard Buzzard Buzzard’s Tom Rees. Both songs come loaded with Jack’s distinctive, poetic drawl, blistering yet gothic and ornate guitars and rollicking, road-ready drums. Together they offer a snapshot of a band born fully-formed and prove a statement of intent that’s hard to ignore.
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