SLAYYYTER SHARES NEW SINGLE 'OVER THIS!' + DEBUT LP TROUBLED PARADISE OUT JUNE 11TH
Praise for Slayyyter
'Slayyyter really is the future of pop music'
- The FADER
'Slayyyter is ready to take her pop princessdom to the next level'
- PAPER Magazine
'Slayyyter has consistently raised the bar with the release of each and every one of her brash pop hits... an instant classic'
- Wonderland Magazine
'Catchy as hell'
- The Line of Best Fit
Hyperpop goes pop punk - today Slayyyter officially shares 'Over This!', the newest single from her debut LP Troubled Paradise, out June 11th via FADER Label. Whereas previous singles highlighted her Y2K pop stylings, 'Over This!' demonstrates Slayyyter’s take on the guitar-driven, alt-rock genre. She enters the song heralded by a somber guitar, something akin to Linkin Park or 3 Days Grace - but instead of shredded strings as the chorus, it’s a wallop of bubblegum bass. A clever fusion of today’s pop and yesterday’s nu metal, 'Over This!' might be a kiss-off, yet it’s anything but a throwaway.
The new track sees Slayyyter expand upon the guitar-flecked sound of previous single ‘Cowboys’, and follows the saccharine, glossy pop moments of ‘Clouds’ and ‘Troubled Paradise’ and the pounding industrial stomp of ‘Throatzillaaa’ and ‘Self Destruct (Feat. Wuki)’. Such resourcefulness runs through Slayyyter’s official LP debut as she spins dastardly lovers, boredom, and literal villains into bombastic, Y2K-influenced music. For all her clever puns and head-turning entendres, she still brings true heart and inspired melodies to the modern pop realm.
Growing up in the suburbs of St. Louis, Slayyyter worshipped pop culture from afar, a devout acolyte of such top 40 stalwarts as Britney Spears, Christina Aguilera and Lady Gaga. She realised early on that if she was ever going to hear the music of her dreams, she’d have to make it herself. After dropping out of the University of Missouri, she began to record music in her bedroom as Slayyyter, a pseudonym she borrowed from her favourite Dazed and Confused character.
Her debut single 'BFF', a collaboration with Ayesha Erotica, was written in-between her shifts as a receptionist at a hair salon. It caught the internet’s attention almost instantly with her distinctly colossal, Swarovski-encrusted pop on a shoestring budget — glossy and saturated, but thrifty and entirely on her own terms. 'I like doing things myself, I always have in every aspect of life,' she says. 'These days, you can make big budget-sounding pop, but have it be totally DIY. These songs are just written by me and my friends. I want to keep the ideas raw.'
Early singles such as 'BFF', alongside 'Daddy AF' and 'Mine', snatched critical praise from Rolling Stone, NME, The FADER, Paper Magazine, and more. Months before the release of her debut project, she had already sold out her first headlining tour without having even performed live before. Following the release of her acclaimed self-titled debut mixtape, which dropped in September, Slayyyter featured alongside Kim Petras on Charli XCX’s 'Click (No Boys Remix)'. And earlier this year, lifelong hero Lady Gaga selected her 2019 single 'Mine' as a part of her Women Of Choice playlist, a moment she describes as heart attack inducing. Her ferocious return to 2020 signals the dawning of a new era for the self-made popstar, one who isn’t afraid to raise some hell.