Chloe Slater
Chloe Slater | |
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| Born | Chloe Leanne Slater[1] March 3, 2003 Bournemouth, England |
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| Genres | indie rock |
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| Years active | 2023–present |
| Labels | Stolen Juice (AWAL) |
| Website | chloeslater |
Chloe Leanne Slater (born 2003) is an English singer-songwriter based in Manchester. Writing about social and political issues, she has been releasing music since 2023 and has issued two extended plays: You Can't Put a Price on Fun, and Love Me Please.
Early life
[edit]Chloe Leanne Slater was born in 2003 and raised by a single mother in Bournemouth, England.[2][3] Inspired by Taylor Swift, she started playing acoustic guitar at the age of 13, and then electric guitar.[2] Slater started gaining an interest in politics at 17 during the 2019 United Kingdom election campaign.[4] At age 18, she moved to Manchester to pursue a music degree, which she later dropped out of.[5]
Career
[edit]Slater released her debut single, "Sinking Feeling!", in 2023. She started promoting her music on TikTok, and the clips for her second single "24 Hours", a "scathing takedown of influencer culture," went viral on the platform.[6] Her debut extended play (EP), You Can't Put a Price on Fun, was issued in May 2024 via Stolen Juice, an imprint of AWAL.[4] She issued a follow-up, Love Me Please, in February 2025.[7]
Artistry
[edit]Some of Slater's most popular songs have been written in protest, inspired by Sam Fender and Declan McKenna's political music.[3] She occasionally uses satire in her lyrics.[3] The intention of her music is to engage young people in social and political issues, and to create a "stepping stone to [start] to think more about the world that we live in."[4] Her second EP explores themes of influencer culture, feminism, and social class.[8] Other musical acts Slater admires include Fontaines D.C., Wolf Alice, Arctic Monkeys and Bloc Party.[4][5]
Discography
[edit]Extended plays
| ● You Can't Put a Price on Fun (Stolen Juice via AWAL, 23 May 2024) | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| ● Love Me Please (Stolen Juice via AWAL, 4 February 2025) | |||||||||||||||||||||
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References
[edit]- ^ Chloe Slater (3 July 2024). "a very abnormal day in the life of chloe leanne slater I and friends thank you @bbcintroducing @glastofest and @hayleyyt_ for taking these gorg pics xxx". Retrieved 15 May 2025 – via Instagram.
- ^ a b Shutler, Ali (25 February 2025). "Chloe Slater: 'I think Chloe and Chloe Slater are slowly morphing into the same person'". Ticketmaster. Retrieved 27 April 2025.
- ^ a b c Jolley, Ben (26 February 2025). "Meet Chloe Slater the new-generation indie guitar hero on her whirlwind rise and using satire to write 'protest music'". Guitar.com. Retrieved 27 April 2025.
- ^ a b c d Daly, Rhian (22 May 2024). "Chloe Slater: the firebrand songwriter that's about to be everywhere". NME. Retrieved 27 April 2025.
- ^ a b Reilly, Nick (29 January 2025). "Meet Chloe Slater, the Gen Z guitar hero who wants her music to unite the world". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 27 April 2025.
- ^ Winstanley, Luke (9 April 2025). "Next Wave #1225: Chloe Slater". Clash. Retrieved 27 April 2025.
- ^ Murray, Robin (5 February 2025). "Chloe Slater Unleashes Her 'Love Me Please' EP". Clash. Retrieved 27 April 2025.
- ^ Newton, Felicity (5 February 2025). "Chloe Slater has released her fab 'Love Me Please' EP, and shared new single 'Sucker'". Dork. Retrieved 27 April 2025.