Fat Freddy's Drop / SLO MO (Standard 1LP)

Fat Freddy’s Drop hit the ground running with new studio album SLO MO, a bass-heavy blast of redemption and resolution. Renowned worldwide for euphoric live shows, the Aotearoa band stepped inside their BAYS studio in Wellington, sunup to sundown, to craft a sixth studio album.

Freddy’s beatmaker, Fitchie describes the heady mix as “Afro rhythmic soul music, an exploration of Black music from Polynesia”.

SLO MO kicks off with Avengers, a tune originally captured on LOCK-IN live album, now reworked and extended. Title track Slo Mo is a funky jam with Aotearoa singer Louis Baker on the soul outro. Next Stop is a soul soaked salve that lifts you up, featuring Freddy’s toastmaster MC Slave with a fresh verse, Stand Straight keeps the light shining, Oldemos is a cinematic desert ride, Out To Sea raises the tempo with a drifting electro beat, Roland instrumental celebrates horns and distorted electronic rhythms, Getting Late gives a serious bass heavy slap while I Don’t Want To See You slips into heavy synth vibes and dub echoes.

“SLO MO is the strongest studio representation yet of a Freddy’s live show” says saxophonist Chopper Reeds. “It captures the undefinable Freddy’s sound. Usually we take the stage to the studio and this time, we're excited about taking our studio creation on to the stage”.

Chopper Reeds continues, “Towards the latter part of the record, Joe Dukie’s vocal presence becomes quite spectral allowing listeners to inject themselves into the music”. 

The evocative cover art is by Aotearoa artist, Dan Tippett, who describes the image as ‘an ancient ngahere (forest) in a Jurassic Aotearoa dreamtime.’

TRACKLIST:

A1. Avengers
A2. Slo Mo
B1. Next Stop feat MC Slave
B2. Stand Straight
C1. Oldemos
C2. Out To Sea
C3. Roland
D1. Getting Late
D2. I Don’t Wanna See You