Get To Know... Chloe Slater • Neu • DIY Magazine

Hello and welcome back to DIY’s introducing feature, Get To Know… which aims to get you a little bit closer to the buzziest acts that have been catching our eye as of late, and working out what makes them tick.

By this point, you’d have to have been nigh-on living under a rock to not have come across Manchester’s newest indie torchbearer, Chloe Slater. Penning relatable, angst-driven anthems for a thoroughly disillusioned generation, she first made the world sit up and listen around this time last year, when she shared the first singles that would become her gauntlet-dropping debut EP ‘Can’t Put A Price On Fun’.

Fast forward 12 months, and Chloe’s going from strength to strength: hot on the heels of her storming headline set at DIY’s very own Hello 2025 gig, she’s due to drop another EP - entitled ‘Love Me Please’ - next week, just in time for her now sold-out upcoming UK tour. But before all that madness kicks off, we’re catching up with Chloe to find out more about her musical memories and whirlwind year.

Describe your music to us in the form of a dating app bio.
Feminine, loud, outspoken and always fun on a night out… but might cause an argument with your parents x

What’s your earliest musical memory?
It’s definitely my mum singing, we’ve been singing together my whole life - I think the earliest memories are of us listening to Beyoncé, Rihanna and Katy Perry.

You’re based in Manchester, which obviously has a very rich musical history. What do you think of the city’s scene at the moment? Are there any other artists breaking through at the moment you take inspiration from?
There are loads of really cool acts in Manchester at the moment! I think a lot of people get stuck on the heroes from the ‘90s but there’s loads of cool new stuff: you should listen to my friends, vincent’s last summer, if you haven’t already - they’re the best.

You’re set to embark on your debut headline tour this Spring - congrats! What are you most looking forward to about being on the road? Where are you most excited to play (and why)?
I’m most excited for the Bristol show because it’s my birthday - best party ever! I’m also excited for Sheffield and Brighton because we’ve never played there before :) I think the whole tour is just gonna be the best time ever though.

“It’s nice that I can make music for people like me, and that we can all connect over our desire to make some change in the world.”

From anti-capitalism to feminism, your music excels at exploring political topics in the age of internet culture. Why do you think it’s struck such a chord with fans, both online and in person?
I think a lot of people go to music for escapism, which is so important and also something I do, but sometimes that leaves a gap for truly cathartic music that expresses the things that make you angry, or things that impact normal people in their everyday lives. So I think it’s nice that I can make music for people like me, and that we can all connect over the way we feel and our desire to make some change in the world.

What have you learned, or how do you feel you’ve evolved as an artist, since the release of your debut project ‘You Can’t Put A Price On Fun’?
I think during the ‘Price On Fun’ era my whole life had just completely changed, and I was struggling a bit to adapt to my new life - whether that be learning to deal with the online hate bombardment, or touring and being all over the place in such short spaces of time. I think in that period of time I built the mental defense mechanisms that I needed to keep going and developing as an artist, and now I just feel so much stronger and excited to be living my dream!

Finally, DIY are coming round for dinner - what are you making?
Oooh, maybe a lovely steak with my amazing roast potatoes and a nice side salad. Or, if you’re vegan I could make a nice pasta bake. I’m not the biggest chef but there would be lots of wine so it wouldn’t matter too much x

‘Love Me Please’ is out on 4th February.

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