LGBTQ+ Duo Release New Single, Trash, Baby, With Campy Horror Video

On The Table Read, “the best entertainment magazine in the UK“, genre-defying band Snailmate release new single, Trash, Baby, and accompanying campy horror music video.

Trash, Baby

Trash, Baby is new single by genre defying explosive duo Snailmate, which Bentley explains details that all too relatable feeling of “struggling with feelings of validation and inadequacy.” A narrator, with his head impaled on a spike is “warning passers-by of the dangers of trying too hard. As the music video illustrates, it’s very easy to go from enamored with something to hating it. Hopefully we can all overcome the negative thoughts and self-sabotaging to become better artists,” he explains of the innovative visuals in their accompanying music video.

Bentley and Kalen of Snailmate are both part of the LGBTQ+ community, with drummer and vocalist Bentley being trans, and vocalist and synth player Kalen identifying as queer. Their live shows are described as a as safe spaces for all genders and people of all sexualities.

Snailmate

The unpredictable and explosive Phoenix-based musical duo, Snailmate, was formed in 2015. The band is made up of lyricist, singer and synth-wizard Kalen Lander, and drummer and backup vocalist Bentley Monet, creating music that fuses synthpunk, grindcore pop, and nerd rap.

Having performed over a thousand shows, Snailmate has cultivated a fervent fanbase that celebrates their frenetic and impressive live shows, which aims to be an inclusive safe space for all genders and people of all sexualities.

Snailmate’s Music

Love in the Microwave was the debut album by Snailmate, released back in 2017, and since then the two have shared a myriad of EPs and singles. Their music focuses on themes such as anxiety, loneliness, isolation, and the experiences of living authentically as queer and trans people in America.

Snailmate explain, “The message of our music is that you’re not alone. If you’re feeling anxious or sad or just uncertain, we understand. We are feeling it too. Life is short and weird and sometimes crappy, so let’s have some fun.”

Trash, Baby, their latest release, is about dealing with the voice in your head that says your musci isn’t good enough, and how it creates a complicated relationship with creating art. The song explores themes of vulnerability, inner confidence, and accepting art-making as a beautiful yet imperfect process.

“Creating art is vulnerable and we all struggle with the urge to just throw it in the trash (,baby)” they explain.

New Album And Tour

Snailmate is ready for the next chapter of their musical lives as they prepare for an upcoming album and tour dates to boot. Their genre-defying music is cathartic and relatable yet truly unique, that in the end is unlike anything you have ever heard.

Snailmate inspires their listeners to be truly authentic, unapologetic and unashamed of who they are.

“Life is too short to be someone you’re not, or pretend to like things just to fit in,” they explain. “It’s not easy, trust us. But once you get outside of your comfort zone you start to meet other real people and you realize you’re not alone.”

Upcoming Tour Dates:

Sept 30 Tempe @ Yucca Tap Room  

Oct 7 PHC @ Buds Glass Joint

October 8 Yuma @ The Jungle

WITH Snailmate & MOODIE BLACK 

Tuesday 18 Jerome @ Puscifer Store 

Wednesday 19 Phoenix @ Rhythm Room 

Thursday 20 Tucson @ Groundwork’s 

Friday 21 El Paso @ TBA 

Saturday 22 San Antonio @ TBA 

Sunday 23 Austin @ TBA 

Monday 24 OKC @ TBA 

Tuesday 25 Albuquerque @ Sister Bar

Wednesday 26 Springs @ Vultures

Thursday 27 Kansas @ TBA

Just Snailmate again 

October 29 Mesa @ The Nile Theater w/ Okilly Dokilly  

October 31 Prescott @ The Den 

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