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Listen to Sløtface’s debut album ‘Try Not To Freak Out’ in full

As debut albums go, this one’s an absolute ripper.

Listen to Sløtface’s debut album ‘Try Not To Freak Out’ in full

Well, here we are: after a good few months of freaking out about just how good Sløtface’s debut album was going to be, we finally have the answer. It is indeed, very, very good.

After announcing ‘Try Not To Freak Out’ all the way back in April, the Norwegian pop-punkers have given us a steady steam of epic singles, including ‘Magazine’, ‘Nancy Drew’, ‘Pitted’ and most recent track ‘Backyard’. It naturally follows that the rest of the LP doesn’t disappoint.

In our review of the album, we said: “An absolute ripper of a first record, and clearly guinea-pigged to perfection after Sløtface’s years of experience on the road, ‘Try Not To Freak Out’ is joyous, runaway youth committed to record. Breathlessly cramming in pop culture references to everyone from Patti Smith to Queen B is a telling move. Handling pop punch with the same rightful care as punk rebellion, Sløtface aren’t indebted to any of their touchstones. Instead they’re mashing them to new, distinctive effect”.

Listen to ‘Try Not To Freak Out’ in full below.

Sløtface are one of the acts involved in the European Talent Exchange Programme. For more information on ETEP, and the artists and festivals involved, head to etep.nl.

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