PRESS RELEASE: “…. While everyone's focused on hating each other, now feels like a good time to divert their attention to love.” Slaves share. There’s no such thing as hate, only acts of fear and love!
The band’s third album reflects that fear and love may actually be the biggest motivators in the world at the moment. Following the release of their recent single ‘Cut and Run’, Slaves have crashed back onto the scene with the announcement of ‘Acts of Fear and Love’, released through Virgin EMI/AMF Records on the 17th August.
Working with previous collaborator, producer Jolyon Thomas (Royal Blood, U2) in Brussels, the band opened themselves up to a new sonic territory. Not concerning themselves with other people’s expectations of what a Slaves album should sound like the band have experimented with their style, without any boundaries; embracing pop song writing and tender moments alongside the more traditional hardcore riffs and scream-along choruses.
‘Acts of Fear and Love’ is really a philosophical, bold and direct statement that’s spawned from everyday chatter. In this instance it was a memory of Isaac's college teacher who once told him: “There's no such thing as hate – just acts of fear and love.” The thought poured out of Isaac's mouth when he was talking to Laurie one day. “And I was like, 'That's it!' That's the lyric,” recalls Laurie. “And Isaac goes, 'Really?'” This is the alchemy of Slaves. Neither Laurie nor Isaac seem able to move forward without the other, they're one another's biggest cheerleaders. When asked what it is about their chemistry that continues to reap dividends, they stumble. Laurie thinks. “It's like… My fingers and your arms,” he says to Isaac. “You smashing those skins and me playing those strings.”
The record has a more personal feel, which is also evident in the artwork and accompanying photos, with the band eschewing their more traditional artwork style and collaborating with, renowned fashion and documentary photographer, Juergen Teller. His naturalistic style catching the band in more candid, though still tongue in cheek, shots than they have been seen in before. On the album cover is Bart, Laurie’s son and it is the first time the band have been on their own artwork too. “If a kid didn't wanna be in a photo you'd sense it. There's something about Bart. He gave us permission,” Laurie says."
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