Super is the first single from my upcoming album, Between the Shadows.
“I always have the heart to feel
Don’t always have the nerve to try…”
Super is a song about the gap between who we would like to be and who we are. In the movie scene playing in my head, I’m confident, clever, heroic. In the real world, I forget my point halfway through a sentence and knock over someone’s whisky. Dedicated to all the overthinkers and dreamers!
I launched the single at the Glad Cafe in Glasgow on 15th June, supporting the magical So So Sad.
The set featured Maaike Siegerist on backing vocals and acoustic guitar, Chris Brambley from So So Sad on electric guitar, and an audience singalong…
“poetic lyrics … soulfully delivered by Slater” – York Calling
“a sincerity that leaves a lasting impression” – Direct-Actu.fr
“this is for anyone who digs unique pop approaches that blend other genres in at free will” – The Sounds Won’t Stop
“creative and catchy … an inspired piano arrangement” – Music For All
Recording the song:
I recorded piano for the song at 45/R studio in the east end of Glasgow on a feisty Yamaha upright. The initial crunchy drum groove uses vintage drum machine sounds, later layered with drum-kit overdubs by Doug Knight at Chris Gordon’s studio. The intro synth was recorded onto four-track tape and played back for a real-life “tape start” effect and flutter.
From the new album:
Between the Shadows
for release in autumn 2025