A debut album that encapsulates the idea that so many things in life can become complicated.
So You Like Slippers? Is the debut record from Slippers, the new project from Madeline B.B. from Los Angeles, California. Madeline is an illustrator and animator currently studying at Cal Arts, has directed music videos for Of Montreal, and also plays in the band Le Pain and was formerly in NYC’s Yucky Duster.
The songs are short but lasting, the sound is raw but punchy, the melodies seem to be precisely calibrated to immediately stick in your brain and stay there, but it all feels fun and effortless in the way that good guitar pop should. The album kicks off with “XTC1000,” a cut of jittery jangle that sounds like the Goner Records and Sarah Records discographies boiled down into 104 seconds of joyful rock music. The record often explores the idea that so many of the things in life that are supposed to feel natural and enriching can often become complicated and overwrought: friend group dynamics, romantic relationships, even making art. In “XTC1000,” these ideas are encapsulated in one simple, repeating line, “it’s not like that.” This song sets the tone for the rest of the record & the upbeat, and at times uncertain, energy that flows throughout.
We're excited to announce Slippers as part of Rough Trade On The Rise, our dedicated curation putting a spotlight on the emerging music we are the most excited for you to hear, to follow and become a fan of. Read on to discover more about the artist in her own words and don't miss debut album So You Like Slippers? out now on Lame-O Records.
Slippers on Slippers
A self-penned bio
Five by Five
5 Qs, 5 As
Describe Slippers in 5 words
Miss Madeline Georgiana Babuka Black
5 records you listened to prior to making your album?
Electronic Projects for Musicians - Apples in Stereo (yes- technically it’s a compilation…)
Stereotype A - Cibo Matto
Something Else - The Kinks
Better Can’t Make Your Life Better - Lilys
The Magic of Sound - Lunchbox
Top 5 career moments?
Opening for Shonen Knife – they played the Powerpuff Girls song “Buttercup (I’m a Super Girl)” and I cried
Writing the theme song/ music for a kids show that got canceled in production (RIP!)
Making animated music videos (videos!!) for of Montreal. Kevin is such a gift!
Recording songs in my home studio garage with my boyfriend Scott Rosental and my dog Maya sleeping in her doggie bed next to us. What a dream.
Writing this list
You host a pre-release listening party for the album. Who are your 5 VIP guests (dead or alive)?
Dorinda Medley, Luann de Lesseps, Vicki Gunvalson, Nene Leakes, Kim Richards (sub Allison Dubois)
Top 5 essential tour snacks
Prunes, Yogurt, Cigarettes, Pepto Bismol, Kombucha