Total Slacker

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Total Slacker
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Bowery Ballroom NYC in 2011
Background information
OriginUnited States
Genres Garage pop, psychedelic rock
Years active2010–present
Labels Impose Records, Marshall Teller Records-London, Black Bell, ONErpm/Verge Records
MembersTucker Rountree

Total Slacker is an American band from Brooklyn, New York. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6]

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In their first year as a group, they released two singles on independent record labels both in the U.S. and Europe and played over 100 shows in New York, garnering the attention of press and international radio play. \ [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] Total Slacker's first drummer was Ross Condon, the younger brother to Zach Condon of the band, Beirut. [13] In January 2011, their single "Crystal Necklace" reached #36 on Pitchfork's Top 50 songs from 2010 readers poll. [14] On March 14, 2011, the band's single "Crystal Necklace" was released on London based record label Fierce Panda, a compilation cassette tape with bands Dum Dum Girls, Twin Sister, Beach Fossils, Real Estate and Weekends. [15] On July 26, 2011 Total Slacker debuted on BBC Radio for Tom Ravenscroft /Jon Hillcock's program in London. [16] On August 10, 2011 the single "Video Store Rental Guy" was featured in Kai Neville's surf film: Lost Atlas, and covered in Surfing Magazine

On September 27, 2011,Pitchfork Media reviewed their debut LP "Thrashin", released in London on Marshall Teller Records. [17] On October 30, 2011 Total Slacker made a cameo on MTV's new show "Weird Vibes" [18] [19] On November 9, 2011 Front man Tucker Rountree was interviewed on NBC.com about their debut LP "Thrashin" and the recent occupy wall street protests. [20] On December 7, 2011 VH1 interviewed the band for WTF Wednesday's O Music awards. [21]

On October 1, 2012, Total Slacker announced that their second drummer, Terence Connor, was killed in a hit-and-run accident while biking. Soon after this, Zoë Brecher, a recent Skidmore College graduate, joined the band. On August 19, 2016 they released their third studio album Parallels.

Notable press

Singles

DateSingleBacked withRecord labelFormatOther details
2010Crystal NecklaceVideo Store Rental GuyImpose7" single5 copies
DateSingleBacked withRecord labelFormatOther details
2010Ultimate Party DoodCreeposMarshall Tellar Records7" single5 copies

Albums

YearAlbum informationChart positions
US UK
2011 Thrashin
  • Debut studio album ( LP Vinyl and Digital) 1,000,000 copies
  • Released: September 2011
  • Label: Marshall Teller Records- London
  • Producer: John Kelly
2014Slip Away
  • Second album
  • Released: February 2014
  • Label: Black Bell Records
2016Parallels
  • Third album
  • Expected: August 19, 2016
  • Label: ONErpm / Verge Records

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