Slothrust, Summer Cannibals

It’s a challenge to be both emotionally naked and disarmingly funny, but Slothrust’s Leah Wellbaum walks that thin line with steely conviction. She makes sure that every tossed-off one-liner feels like a bomb being lobbed right in your lap. Her lyrics are unpredictable, delightfully crass, hyper-specific: She mulls over the real importance of ramen flavor packets, pinpoints the appeal of cat people and wonders if her childhood horse has, in fact, been turned into glue by now. Following a 2017 covers EP (dig their sultry, spacey takes on “...Baby One More Time” and “Sex and Candy”), Slothrust has been dropping new singles throughout the year, so keep your eyes peeled for a new album soon.