Pupil Slicer have dropped two new tracks of “Trans Inclusive Radical Hatred”

Ahead of their UK shows next week, Pupil Slicer have released a pair of new tracks, the raging Heather and Black Scrawl.

It's the first new music from PS since 2023's 5/5-rated Blossom album, and the first peek at the band's recently-completed follow-up, featuring the debut appearance from new bassist Luke Booth.

On the meaning of the lyrics, singer/guitarist Kate Davies explains that both songs are more open than they've previously been, “exploring both my own experiences as a non-binary autistic person, as well as the more generalised treatment of many kinds of minorities as a whole.”

“In Heather, [I'm singing about] the unique experience of your existence being used as a political tool and your rights cast aside for the goals of others, whilst Black Scrawl deals more with the self-destructive elements of trying to just keep yourself together and overcome the sorrow that comes with such an immense amount of hatred that you will never be able to escape, let alone deal with your own self doubts and flaws as a person.

“I’m really happy to be writing more from my heart on this new material and I don’t want anyone mistaking what Pupil Slicer stands for – this is Trans Inclusive Radical Hatred.”

The band hit the road in the UK next week alongside TAYNE, and again in November with Danish post-metallers LLNN.

Pupil Slicer UK tour

May

15 Milton Keynes Craufurd Arms
16 Huddersfield Parish Dive Bar
17 Cardiff Clwb Ifor Bach

November

25 Bristol Exchange
26 Nottingham The Bodega
27 Manchester Rebellion
28 Glasgow Slay
29 Leeds Brudenell Social Club
30 London The Underworld

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