Years active 2012–present | Website youareallslaves.com | |
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Origin Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England Genres Punk rock, hardcore punk, post-punk, noise rock Labels Virgin EMI Records
Fonthill Records
Girl Fight Records Members Laurie Vincent
Isaac Holman Albums Are You Satisfied?, Take Control, Sugar Coated Bitter Truth, HMV Exclusive EP, Slaves Profiles | ||
Slaves are an English punk duo from Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent, which formed in 2012. It consists of Laurie Vincent (guitar, bass, vocals) and Isaac Holman (drums, vocals). Their music has been described as "British punk with harsh bluesy garage riffs".
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They released their first EP Sugar Coated Bitter Truth in 2012 under Girl Fight Records. Their first single, "Where's Your Car Debbie?", was released by Fonthill Records in early 2014 and they were then signed byVirgin EMI. They released their first single under Virgin EMI, "Hey", in November 2014, followed by "The Hunter" in the same month. They appeared on Later... with Jools Holland and were nominated for the BBC's Sound of 2015.
The duo released their debut album, Are You Satisfied?, on 1 June 2015. It reached number 8 in its first week on the UK Albums Chart. The album was nominated for the 2015 Mercury Music Prize.
They released their second album, titled Take Control on 30 September 2016, which features a collaboration with Mike D of the Beastie Boys on the track "Consume or Be Consumed". The album fared even better in the charts than the first, getting to number 6 in its first week on the UK Albums Chart.
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Cheer Up LondonAre You Satisfied? · 2015
Where's Your Car Debbie?Are You Satisfied? · 2015
SocketsAre You Satisfied? · 2015