Slothrust Are On A Parallel Timeline

Slothrust have announced their highly anticipated fifth album, Parallel Timeline, due out September 10, 2021 via Dangerbird Records and recently shared a new single off it that I played on my BFF.fm show this past week and has been stuck with me ever since.

The track is called "Strange Astrology," and is as much a celebration of the cosmic make-up of romantic relationships as it is a love letter to LGBTQ+ culture. Slothrust bandleader Leah Wellbaum pours her gigantic, golden sunshine Leo heart into the lyrics, "and I don't mind / our strange astrology / I hope we find / you bring the best out in me." Describing the single, she said:

“Strange Astrology is one of the only proper love songs I have ever written. It’s an honest exploration of what it means to love someone who is intrinsically different than you. It’s about hoping that those juxtaposing qualities and instincts encourage meaningful growth instead of chaos, but knowing that inevitably it will always be a bit of both. That is part of the fun of being in love with someone whose way of being starkly contrasts yours. I have always been fascinated by those differences and all the adventures and new perspectives they offer.”