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Slothrust once more for the ocean6/13/2023 ![]() She is a strong believer that nothing is quite as it seems, and that a greater reality exists beyond what the hum an eye can see. The iconography of this record explores the space where science and the whimsical intersect, and where the unfamiliar becomes hardly recognizable. For her, inverted colored rainbows and orbs became a gateway to exploring the illusory things we see and experience in everyday life. The album’s artwork and visuals reflect that ethos as well. Ultimately, it allowed her to find poetic catharsis. With Parallel Timeline, Wellbaum, explores the feeling of being trapped inside her own consciousness while simultaneously searching for a meaningful connection to the universe, and all the mysteries it contains.ĭuring the writing process, Wellbaum sought to connect with her inner child - a voice that allows ideas to flow freely and without censors hip. On Slothrust’s latest album, bandleader Leah Wellbaum pushed herself to try and understand her own spirituality on a deeper level, putting a lens on the core wound of the human experience, the idea that we’re alone. ![]() But she’s never quite examined it the way she has now with Parallel Timeline. Like A Child Hiding Behind Your Tombstoneġ0.14.16 – Nashville, TN Cannery Ballroomġ0.21.16 – Houston, TX Warehouse Live Studioġ0.28.16 – Philadelphia, PA Union Transferġ1.1.16 – Brooklyn, NY Rough Trade (Headlining)ġ1.4.16 – Asbury Park, NJ House of Independentsġ1.5.16 – Baltimore, MD Baltimore Soundstageġ1.6.16 – Salisbury, MD Headquarters Liveġ1.11.16 – Portland, ME Port City Music Hallġ1.12.16 – Clifton Park, NY Upstate Concert Hallġ1.16.Leah Wellbaum has never been afraid of her own humility or honesty. Nowhere is their musical vision clearer than on the slow burn of the album’s track “Horseshoe Crab.” Here, with storm cloud riffs and Will Gorin and Kyle Bann’s perfectly calibrated rhythmic undercurrent, Slothrust erupts in a geyser of emotional and spatial distance, as Wellbaum observes, “I don’t have anything in common with myself, except that I came from the sea, like everyone else did.”Ġ2. Growing up I listened to a lot of R&B and classical music. I am drawn to musicians a bit further outside of the rock tradition, such as John Fahey, Elizabeth Cotten, D’Angelo, and Portishead. The improvisational spirit of blues music is also something we try to always keep with us, even in more composed playing. “Certain harmonic movement can get stale, so I try to incorporate colorful notes to give it more depth. We all studied jazz and blues, so I often use chords and voicings that aren’t quite as conventional for contemporary rock,” she continues. Even the band’s name inspires a beat of thoughtful consideration as the eyes take in the letters and the brain makes its snap judgement: Slo Thrust? Slot Rust? Slo Trust? Sloth-Rust. “People have always had trouble comparing us to other bands, but someone recently described us as Nirvana meets Wynton Marsalis, and I loved that,” says Wellbaum. ![]() The trio started playing their style of jazz- and blues-afflicted rock as students at Sarah Lawrence College. Slothrust is Leah Wellbaum, Kyle Bann (bass), and Will Gorin (drums). Slothrust recently debuted their newest video for “Like A Child Hiding Behind Your Tombstone” The band will release the track along with their previous single “Horseshoe Crab” on their upcoming album ‘Everyone Else’ due out October 28th, on Dangerbird Records. ![]()
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