slowthai performing at Parklife 2019 (Gary Mather for Live4ever)
Fresh from a 2019 Mercury Prize nomination, Slowthai has given anyone not yet familiar with his debut album Nothing Great About Britain another taster in the form of a video for Toaster.
Slowthai looks like a big favourite for the Mercury Prize, though a strong shortlist this year is likely to offer stiff competition from the likes of Dave, Little Simz and Idles.
His maiden headline tour of North America, meanwhile, has gigs in Los Angeles, San Francisco, Vancouver, Seattle, Toronto, Chicago and Brooklyn lined up for September.
Tour dates:
August
6,7 – Morrison, CO, Red Rocks Amphitheatre
6–10 – Oslo, NO, Oya Festival
9–11 – Helsinki, FI, Flow Festival
15–18 – Hasselt, BE, Pukkelpop
23–25 – Reading, UK, Reading Festival
23-25 – Leeds, UK, Leeds Festival
September
4 – Los Angeles, CA, The Lodge Room
5 – San Francisco, CA, Rickshaw Stop
7 – Vancouver, BC, Fortune Sound Club
9 – Seattle, WA, The Crocodile
12 – Toronto, ON, Velvet Underground
13 – Chicago, IL, Subterranean
14 – Brooklyn, NY, Music Hall of Williamsburg
October
31–November 2 – Paris, FR, Pitchfork Music Festival Paris
