Biography
The songs crafted by Midwest indie rock outfit Slow Pulp blend elements of moody shoegaze, hooky grunge, and intimate lo-fi fare. Their full-length debut arrived as Moveys in 2020. Following the downcast 2021 7" Deleted Scenes, the group shifted emphasis toward hooky grunge pop on singles that included 2021's "In Too Deep" and 2023's "Cramps." The latter track appeared later that year on second album Yard, a collection that once more explored ambling, dreamy, and punchy material, albeit with a larger sonic footprint overall.
Guitarist Henry Stoehr, bass player Alexander Leeds, and drummer Theodore Mathews first began playing music together during sixth grade as friends, deriving the name of their initial band from letters drawn from their first names. Only in high school did an improved band vision take hold, when Emily Massey added guitar and backing vocals to the second EP from the later incarnation Slow Pulp, 2017's EP2. Massey was soon installed as lead singer, after which the others recorded a debut EP made without her involvement.
As a four-piece, the musicians assembled the stand-alone tracks "At Home" and "Steel Birds," self-releasing both in 2018 during their move from Wisconsin to Chicago, Illinois. The Big Day EP, written and largely captured in a Michigan cabin during January 2019, appeared the following May. Slow Pulp joined Alex G on tour later that year while developing their full-length debut. The effort encountered setbacks, including discarded material and Massey's health difficulties, after which she returned to Madison to assist her parents following a car accident. The COVID-19 pandemic then restricted movement. Relying on Stoehr as primary engineer, producer, and mixer, the band finished the album remotely, with Massey's father, Michael, supplying an instrumental piano track. Moveys reached stores in October 2020 via Winspear. The 7" Deleted Scenes, issued in June 2021, marked the group's last release on that label.
Three months afterward, Slow Pulp resurfaced with the driving, distortion-fueled "In Too Deep," embracing the punchier approach heard on later singles such as "Shadow" (2021) and Anti- debut "Cramps" (2023). The more aggressive yet still varied second album Yard incorporated "Cramps" and appeared in September 2023, again under Stoehr's guidance.
Guitarist Henry Stoehr, bass player Alexander Leeds, and drummer Theodore Mathews first began playing music together during sixth grade as friends, deriving the name of their initial band from letters drawn from their first names. Only in high school did an improved band vision take hold, when Emily Massey added guitar and backing vocals to the second EP from the later incarnation Slow Pulp, 2017's EP2. Massey was soon installed as lead singer, after which the others recorded a debut EP made without her involvement.
As a four-piece, the musicians assembled the stand-alone tracks "At Home" and "Steel Birds," self-releasing both in 2018 during their move from Wisconsin to Chicago, Illinois. The Big Day EP, written and largely captured in a Michigan cabin during January 2019, appeared the following May. Slow Pulp joined Alex G on tour later that year while developing their full-length debut. The effort encountered setbacks, including discarded material and Massey's health difficulties, after which she returned to Madison to assist her parents following a car accident. The COVID-19 pandemic then restricted movement. Relying on Stoehr as primary engineer, producer, and mixer, the band finished the album remotely, with Massey's father, Michael, supplying an instrumental piano track. Moveys reached stores in October 2020 via Winspear. The 7" Deleted Scenes, issued in June 2021, marked the group's last release on that label.
Three months afterward, Slow Pulp resurfaced with the driving, distortion-fueled "In Too Deep," embracing the punchier approach heard on later singles such as "Shadow" (2021) and Anti- debut "Cramps" (2023). The more aggressive yet still varied second album Yard incorporated "Cramps" and appeared in September 2023, again under Stoehr's guidance.
Albums
Singles
