SLOAN PETERSON SHARES TONGUE-IN-CHEEK ODE TO BAD RELATIONSHIPS IN VIDEO FOR NEW SINGLE “PARASITE”
Fresh off the back of her East Coast Australian tour, singer/songwriter Sloan Peterson today shares the official music video for her new single “Parasite”. A tongue-in-cheek ode to memories of “someone that keeps coming back into your life no matter how much you try and push them away”, “Parasite” is available to stream and download HERE and the music video, which premiered via RUSSH, is streaming now HERE.
Co-written and co-produced with beloved Australian brother duo Lime Cordiale and co-produced by Dave Hammer, the track pays homage to the likes and styles of Lily Allen and Gwen Stefani and inspired by testing and at times troubling relationships.
While the lyrics are self-explanatory, and at times blunt, Sloan recalls “There are people who can be taken advantage of in life, maybe they are people pleasers or have self-doubt. But then there are the opposite people who don’t have a grasp on how their behaviour could be affecting others. That’s kinda what parasite is about, being taken advantage of and being sick of it.”.
On the video writer and director Stephanie Jane Day adds “My work delights in the restraint, control and calculation often required of a woman in the world today. Parasite: the music video takes this control to the next level, with Sloan methodically destroying her boyfriend's luxe upper east side apartment. It's chaotic, cathartic and speaks to the often-maddening side of relationships.”
Day continues “With impeccable cinematography from Dimitri Zaunders, the camera sits as an impartial observer while Sloan methodically takes apart Laura Anna Lucas's sophisticated production design, consumed by her state of destruction. And yes, Sloan really did tear apart my laptop.”
ABOUT SLOAN PETERSON:
Sloan Peterson is a romantic, a dreamer, a poet and woman of immense ambition and resilience. The moniker –borrowed from the iconic film Ferris Bueller’s Day Off– is the musical identity of the Sydney-based artist blurring raw introspection with the stylistic and performative elements of '60s French rock and fresh electronic pop of today.
Growing up in Brisbane, Sloan was always dreaming in song. As a child, she danced, performed in musicals and sang and played the piano at church. Having drifted away from music in her early teens, a teenage move to Sydney to live with her sister changed everything. It led Sloan to the DIY creative scene of the southern suburbs, where she rediscovered her voice and independence.
By 19, the young musician was carving a name for herself in Sydney’s indie live scene as the stylish frontwoman of punk band the Black Zeros, then travelled to New York in pursuit of a music career with another project. In 2017, Sloan Peterson the band was born, leading to a support gig with The Kooks on tour in 2019, Australian radio support and over 1.8million streams. But Sloan Peterson (the artist) was just getting started.
“It's a very different project now to what it was before,” says Sloan of new music she’s been working on, including an EP set for release later in the year. Still possessing the powerful femininity, indie-pop charm and sublime lyric-writing that earned her a passionate fan base, Sloan’s new music feels incredibly of-the-moment, both in sound and subject matter. Adding “It's more personal too. I’m writing from experience about relationships, hurt, family and misunderstandings.”
STREAM AND DOWNLOAD “PARASITE” HERE
