THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “All those pretty, bi-looking people back there must be the Slut Magic crew.” — Overheard at a Slut Magic show.
Slut Magic are an angsty, sonic make-out session from Brooklyn, New York. Several peer-reviewed studies show that Slut Magic have the most attractive fans in the world. Over the last two years, the group — Emma Sky (vocals and violin), Hot Boyfriend (guitar), Shannon Zakarison (drums), and Marc Hall (bass) — have released indie glitter-punk and garage-pop that fits nicely in playlists with Cherry Glazerr, Chastity Belt, Sonic Youth, and IDLES.
Slut Magic unleashed Trauma Queen upon the world just in time for Scorpio season. This is the second full-length album from the Brooklyn glitter-punk outfit, and this record comes in toxic-green vinyl. While the group still fancy themselves as DIY, Slut Magic are under a quasi-gag-order from producer Alexander Almgren to “stop saying that — you guys aren’t DIY anymore.” Trauma Queen may be confidently regarded as the catchier, shinier, and hotter sibling of 2018’s In My Mouth.
Though Slut Magic are feverishly casting sigils to play a live show soon, they chose not to kill their fans’ grandparents at the album release. Brooklyn drag star Angelica Frankenstein hosted Trauma Request Live, a virtual release featuring music videos for every song and one-liners befitting Elvira herself. Netflix’s High Score animator Chris Fequiere made the Trauma Queen music video. It’s inspired by Slut Magic’s love of side-scrolling video games and hitting ‘Continue’ even when it’s time to sleep.”
