This article is about the English-based punk rock duo. For Ohio-based funk band, see Slave (band). For California-based rock band formerly known as Slaves, see Rain City (band).
Soft Play (formerly known as Slaves)[1] are an English punk rock duo formed in Royal Tunbridge Wells in 2012, consisting of Isaac Holman (lead vocals, drums) and Laurie Vincent (backing vocals, guitar, bass). Their music has been described as "British punk with harsh bluesygarage riffs".[2]
Soft Play
Isaac Holman crowdsurfing at a gig in Manchester in August 2015
As Slaves, the band released their first EP, Sugar Coated Bitter Truth, under Boss Tuneage Records in 2012. Their first single, "Where's Your Car Debbie?", was released by Fonthill Records in early 2014; they were then signed by Virgin EMI.[3] They released their first single under Virgin, "Hey", in November 2014, and released "The Hunter" later that month. They gained more exposure in late 2015 when "The Hunter" was featured on the Sky One series You, Me and the Apocalypse. They also appeared on Later... with Jools Holland and were nominated for the BBC's Sound of 2015.[4][5]
In May 2015, The Fader featured the group in an article about provocative names for music artists.[6] Vincent told The Fader that criticism of the name came as a surprise to them, describing how they chose the name while trying to think of "an abrasive sounding word, like Clash". He further said, "We just liked the word. We weren't trying to provoke."[7] The two also addressed the controversy around their name in a statement on Facebook: "Our band name relates to people not being in control of their day to day lives. Slaves was our way of getting off the paths we didn't want to walk down anymore. The music we make is motivational and aimed at people personally as well as collectively."[6]
The duo released their debut album, Are You Satisfied?, on 1 June 2015.[8] It reached No. 8 in its first week on the UK Albums Chart.[9] The album was nominated for the 2015 Mercury Music Prize and has since gone Silver in the UK.[10][11][12] They released their second album, Take Control, on 30 September 2016. Beastie Boys member Mike D produced the album, and was featured on the track "Consume or Be Consumed". The album fared better in the charts than the first, climbing to No. 6 in its first week on the UK Albums Chart.[13] On 20 March 2018, the band announced its third album, Acts of Fear and Love, was released on 17 August and reached number 8 in the UK album charts.[14] In July 2019, the band released a four-track EP titled The Velvet Ditch and played a headline set at Truck Festival.
In December 2022, the band changed their name to Soft Play, agreeing that "the name Slaves is an issue" and that it "doesn't represent who we are as people or what our music stands for any longer".[15]
Members
Isaac Holman – lead vocals, drums, trumpet, flute
Laurence "Laurie" Vincent – backing vocals, guitar, bass, keyboards
Discography
Studio albums
*As "Slaves"
List of studio albums, with chart positions and certifications
^"British certifications – Slaves". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 7 February 2017. Type Slaves in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.
^"Acts of Fear and Love by Slaves on Apple Music". itunes.apple.com. 17 August 2018. Retrieved 13 November 2018.
^"Sugar Coated Bitter Truth by Slaves on iTunes". itunes.apple.com. 19 July 2012. Retrieved 26 October 2017.
^"Where's Your Car Debbie? - Single by Slaves on Apple Music". iTunes. 6 February 2014. Retrieved 18 December 2018.
^"Hey - Single by Slaves on Apple Music". itunes.apple.com. Retrieved 26 October 2017.
^"The Hunter - Single by Slaves on Apple Music". itunes.apple.com. Retrieved 26 October 2017.
^"Cheer Up London (Slaves x Mike Skinner x Jammer) [Remix] - Single by Slaves on Apple Music". itunes.apple.com. 15 July 2015. Retrieved 26 October 2017.
^"Sockets - Single by Slaves on Apple Music". itunes.apple.com. 4 September 2015. Retrieved 26 October 2017.
^"Spit It Out 7" Single". shop.virginemi.com/slaves. Retrieved 13 November 2018.
^"Take Control 7"". shop.virginemi.com/slaves. Retrieved 13 November 2018.
^"Cut and Run - Single by Slaves on Apple Music". itunes.apple.com. 12 June 2018. Retrieved 13 November 2018.
^"Slaves talk their new album Acts of Fear and Love, first/wrong impressions, and auditioning for a new drummer". The Independent. 31 July 2018. Retrieved 13 November 2018.
^"Magnolia - Single by Slaves on Apple Music". itunes.apple.com. 12 October 2018. Retrieved 13 November 2018.
^"Control (feat. Slaves) - Single by Chase & Status on Apple Music". itunes.apple.com. Retrieved 26 October 2017.
^"Nothing Great About Britain (Deluxe) / slowthai". Tidal. Retrieved 17 May 2019.
External links
Official website
January 06, 2023
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This article is about the English based punk rock duo For Ohio based funk band see Slave band For California based rock band formerly known as Slaves see Rain City band Soft Play formerly known as Slaves 1 are an English punk rock duo formed in Royal Tunbridge Wells in 2012 consisting of Isaac Holman lead vocals drums and Laurie Vincent backing vocals guitar bass Their music has been described as British punk with harsh bluesy garage riffs 2 Soft PlayIsaac Holman crowdsurfing at a gig in Manchester in August 2015Background informationAlso known asSlaves 2012 2022 OriginRoyal Tunbridge Wells EnglandGenresPunk rock hardcore punkYears active2012 presentLabelsVirgin EMI Boss Tuneage Fonthill Girl FightMembersIsaac Holman Laurie VincentWebsiteyouareallslaves wbr com Contents 1 History 2 Members 3 Discography 3 1 Studio albums 3 2 Extended plays 3 3 Singles 3 3 1 As lead artist 3 3 2 As featured artist 3 4 Songwriting and production credits 4 References 5 External linksHistory EditAs Slaves the band released their first EP Sugar Coated Bitter Truth under Boss Tuneage Records in 2012 Their first single Where s Your Car Debbie was released by Fonthill Records in early 2014 they were then signed by Virgin EMI 3 They released their first single under Virgin Hey in November 2014 and released The Hunter later that month They gained more exposure in late 2015 when The Hunter was featured on the Sky One series You Me and the Apocalypse They also appeared on Later with Jools Holland and were nominated for the BBC s Sound of 2015 4 5 In May 2015 The Fader featured the group in an article about provocative names for music artists 6 Vincent told The Fader that criticism of the name came as a surprise to them describing how they chose the name while trying to think of an abrasive sounding word like Clash He further said We just liked the word We weren t trying to provoke 7 The two also addressed the controversy around their name in a statement on Facebook Our band name relates to people not being in control of their day to day lives Slaves was our way of getting off the paths we didn t want to walk down anymore The music we make is motivational and aimed at people personally as well as collectively 6 The duo released their debut album Are You Satisfied on 1 June 2015 8 It reached No 8 in its first week on the UK Albums Chart 9 The album was nominated for the 2015 Mercury Music Prize and has since gone Silver in the UK 10 11 12 They released their second album Take Control on 30 September 2016 Beastie Boys member Mike D produced the album and was featured on the track Consume or Be Consumed The album fared better in the charts than the first climbing to No 6 in its first week on the UK Albums Chart 13 On 20 March 2018 the band announced its third album Acts of Fear and Love was released on 17 August and reached number 8 in the UK album charts 14 In July 2019 the band released a four track EP titled The Velvet Ditch and played a headline set at Truck Festival In December 2022 the band changed their name to Soft Play agreeing that the name Slaves is an issue and that it doesn t represent who we are as people or what our music stands for any longer 15 Members EditIsaac Holman lead vocals drums trumpet flute Laurence Laurie Vincent backing vocals guitar bass keyboardsDiscography EditStudio albums Edit As Slaves List of studio albums with chart positions and certifications Title Details Peakchartpositions CertificationsUK 16 Are You Satisfied Released 29 May 2015 Label Virgin EMI Records Formats LP CD digital download 8 BPI Gold 17 Take Control Released 30 September 2016 Label Virgin EMI Records Formats LP CD digital download 6Acts of Fear and Love Released 17 August 2018 18 Label Virgin EMI Records Formats LP CD digital download 8Extended plays Edit List of studio albums with chart positions and certifications Title DetailsSugar Coated Bitter Truth Released 19 July 2012 19 Label Girl Fight Records Formats CD Digital downloadThe Velvet Ditch Released 18 July 2019 Label Virgin EMI Formats Digital downloadSingles Edit As lead artist Edit Title Year Album Where s Your Car Debbie 20 2014 non album single Hey 21 Are You Satisfied The Hunter 22 Feed The Mantaray 2015 Cheer Up London 23 Sockets 24 Spit It Out 25 2016 Take Control Take Control 26 Cut and Run 27 2018 Acts of Fear and Love Chokehold 28 Magnolia 29 As featured artist Edit Title Year Album Control 30 Chase amp Status featuring Slaves 2016 Tribe Momentary Bliss Gorillaz featuring Slowthai amp Slaves 2020 Song Machine Season One Strange TimezSongwriting and production credits Edit Title Year Artist s Album Contribution Written with Produced with Missing 31 2019 Slowthai Nothing Great About Britain Co writersCo producers Tyron FramptonKwes Darko Kwes DarkoReferences Edit Slaves on Twitter Twitter Retrieved 9 December 2022 Hutchcraft Jak 22 October 2013 We talked to punk duo Slaves about LA Haine an being in love noisey vice com Retrieved 4 January 2015 Tunbridge Wells punk band The Slaves signed to Virgin EMI Kent and Sussex Courier 4 March 2014 Archived from the original on 4 January 2015 Retrieved 4 January 2015 BBC Sounds of 2015 Retrieved 4 January 2015 NME News Slaves confuse Bono on debut Jools Holland performance NME com 22 October 2014 Retrieved 4 January 2015 a b Slaves respond to criticism over their band name NME 5 May 2015 Retrieved 16 August 2022 Cliff Amy 26 March 2015 Why Would A Band of White Dudes Name Themselves Slaves The FADER Retrieved 16 August 2022 Interview Slaves I Think It Has Quite An Instant Feel And Message Inveterate 11 March 2015 Archived from the original on 14 March 2015 Retrieved 11 March 2015 SLAVES Official Charts Company Retrieved 8 June 2015 Mercury Prize 2015 shortlist BBC Retrieved 16 October 2015 Geddes Clarke 16 June 2015 Reviews Slaves Are You Satisfied Clash Music Slaves Unrecorded Archived from the original on 6 February 2016 take control full Official Chart History Official Charts Company Official Charts Retrieved 28 December 2016 SLAVES on Instagram Doing an album Instagram Archived from the original on 24 December 2021 Slaves British punk band change name to Soft Play after criticism BBC News 9 December 2022 Retrieved 9 December 2022 Slaves UK Charts Official Charts Company Retrieved 7 February 2017 British certifications Slaves British Phonographic Industry Retrieved 7 February 2017 TypeSlavesin the Search BPI Awards field and then press Enter Acts of Fear and Love by Slaves on Apple Music itunes apple com 17 August 2018 Retrieved 13 November 2018 Sugar Coated Bitter Truth by Slaves on iTunes itunes apple com 19 July 2012 Retrieved 26 October 2017 Where s Your Car Debbie Single by Slaves on Apple Music iTunes 6 February 2014 Retrieved 18 December 2018 Hey Single by Slaves on Apple Music itunes apple com Retrieved 26 October 2017 The Hunter Single by Slaves on Apple Music itunes apple com Retrieved 26 October 2017 Cheer Up London Slaves x Mike Skinner x Jammer Remix Single by Slaves on Apple Music itunes apple com 15 July 2015 Retrieved 26 October 2017 Sockets Single by Slaves on Apple Music itunes apple com 4 September 2015 Retrieved 26 October 2017 Spit It Out 7 Single shop virginemi com slaves Retrieved 13 November 2018 Take Control 7 shop virginemi com slaves Retrieved 13 November 2018 Cut and Run Single by Slaves on Apple Music itunes apple com 12 June 2018 Retrieved 13 November 2018 Slaves talk their new album Acts of Fear and Love first wrong impressions and auditioning for a new drummer The Independent 31 July 2018 Retrieved 13 November 2018 Magnolia Single by Slaves on Apple Music itunes apple com 12 October 2018 Retrieved 13 November 2018 Control feat Slaves Single by Chase amp Status on Apple Music itunes apple com Retrieved 26 October 2017 Nothing Great About Britain Deluxe slowthai Tidal Retrieved 17 May 2019 External links EditOfficial website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Soft Play amp oldid 1127442366, wikipedia, wiki, 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