Total Slacker is an American

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from

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. In their first year as a group, they released two singles on independent record labels both in the U.S. and

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and played over 100 shows in New York, garnering the attention of press and international radio play. \ Total Slacker's first drummer was Ross Condon, the younger brother to

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of the band,

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. In January 2011, their single "Crystal Necklace" reached #36 on

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's Top 50 songs from 2010 readers poll. On March 14, 2011, the band's single "Crystal Necklace" was released on

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based record label

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, a compilation cassette tape with bands

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, Twin Sister,

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and Weekends. On July 26, 2011 Total Slacker debuted on

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for Tom Ravenscroft / Jon Hillcock's program in London. On August 10, 2011 the single "Video Store Rental Guy" was featured in Kai Neville's surf film: Lost Atlas, and covered in

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On September 27, 2011,

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reviewed their debut LP "Thrashin", released in London on Marshall Teller Records. On October 30, 2011 Total Slacker made a cameo on

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's new show "Weird Vibes" On November 9, 2011 Front man Tucker Rountree was interviewed on

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.com about their debut LP "Thrashin" and the recent occupy wall street protests. On December 7, 2011 VH1 interviewed the band for WTF Wednesday's O Music awards. On October 1, 2012, Total Slacker announced that their second drummer, Terence Connor, was killed in a hit-and-run accident while biking. Soon after this, Zoë Brecher, a recent

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graduate, joined the band. On August 19, 2016 they released their third studio album Parallels.

Notable press

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'' magazine defined them in a January 11, 2010 article as: "part of the Brooklyn contingent of a sub-subgenre... shitgaze". *

premiered their debut music video (October 2010) of the song "Crystal Necklace", directed and filmed by Mathew Caron with cinematography by Christopher Person and animations by Danielle Burgos. * ''

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'' (France) reviewed the band in July 2010 saying: "...a very lascivious sound and hovering vocals...Listless and languid phrasing". * ''

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'': "Front man Tucker Rountree manages to echo both Thurston Moore and

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with his half-sung, half-spoken lyrics about being young, broke, and in love."

Singles

Albums

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Total Slacker Psychedelic rock music groups from New York (state) Musical groups established in 2010 Musical groups from Brooklyn 2010 establishments in New York City