Canada has never been shy about traversing shifting sonic territories. In their latest iteration, the four-piece plunge deep into delay trails and feedback decay with a sound steeped in existential dread and simmering guitar rock post-punk sunshine.

While their 2016 album, 100% Sunshine, forged new sounds within a group already known for constant evolution, it also saw the band develop an increasingly euphoric live performance, which saw them playing on stages worldwide. Retreating to their Saskatoon studio, ruminating on the sonic afterburn left in their wake, Slow Down Molasses are ready to emerge with a new LP - easily their most concise and devastating work yet.

Slated for an October, 2021 release, Minor Deaths is a suite of eight songs that make controlled swerves into melodic indie rock landscapes while paying homage to the tightly-wound nervousness of post-punk unease.

Having shared the stage with like-minded groups such as Deerhoof, Animal Collective, Swervedriver and Built to Spill, Slow Down Molasses are once again gearing up to take their explosive live show to audiences worldwide. Expect to see performances coinciding with festivals across Canada, the United Kingdom and Europe throughout 2021 and 2022.

Press:
"Noise-rocking Saskatoon neo-shoegazers find corroded melodies in the wreckage of a rock anthem." - MOJO

"Filled with screeching distortion and raw, warehouse-dwelling energy reminiscent of Manchester in the ’80s, “Street Haunting” is a unique return trip from Slow Down Molasses." - Impose Magazine

“Minor Deaths is Slow Down Molasses at a new experimental and aggressive zenith, skillfully playing the discomfort of raw jangled nerves and creeping self-doubt against the euphoria and assertiveness of indie rock escapism. With its compelling layers of contrast and variation, it’s also absolutely an album worthy of repeated listens.” - Cups ‘N Cakes Network

"It is beautifully scattered and abrasive with guitars that scream like crashing ambulances in a subway tunnel. The driving bass and proto punk-esque falling vocal aesthetic like something from 1978 is so evocative." - American Pancake

“If you listen attentively, it’s not hard to hear the early REM and Pixies influence on display here, along with the Gang of Four rhythms, and the resounding Sonic Youth-like bass lines and riffs.” - V13