- 2024-07-02
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MUSIC
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Cocktail Slippers Releases New EP “Talking About Love”
Norwegian female rock band Cocktail Slippers, consisting of Silje Hope (vocals), Sara Andersson (guitar), Stine Bendiksen (guitar), Astrid Waller (bass) and Maria Storaas (drums), released their new EP “Talking About Love” on June 28, 2024.
The EP comprises a 5-track, produced by Cocktail Slippers, Michael Scott Hartung, Steven Van Zandt, and Mike Hartung.
The band said of the EP, “Two of the tracks on the EP, 'I Still Dream You' and 'Jungle,' were recorded at Renegade Studios in New York, while the remaining three tracks, including the title track 'Talking About Love,' we re-recorded at Propeller Studios in Oslo. This blend of recording locations infuses the EP with diverse energy and unique sonic qualities.”- “Good Love”
Written by Astrid Waller, Maria Storaas, Sara Andersson, Silje Hope, and Stine Bendiksen.
"Good Love" is a powerful rock 'n' roll anthem that delves into the story of a girl who discovers that what she truly needs is genuine and good love.
“123”
Written by Astrid Waller, Maria Storaas, Sara Andersson, Silje Hope, and Stine Bendiksen.
The band said, “'123' is something of a 'feel-good, goodbyetoheartbreak-rock'nroll punk song' and captures the journey from heartbreak to liberation. This is an empowering song of change for everyone who has experienced ups and downs in a stormy relationship.
The video for '123' was shot at Coney Island one day in November 2023.
The song was recorded in Propeller Studios, Oslo (Norway) by Mike Hartung. Produced by The Cocktail Slippers and co-produced by Mike Hartung and released by Wicked Cool Records (USA) on the Cocktail Slippers 5th album 'SHOUT IT OUT LOUD'.
Thanks to Mette Landquist Grønsdal for helping out Recording the video and Vega for the postproduction work.” -
“Talking About Love”
Written by Astrid Waller, Maria Storaas, Sara Andersson, Silje Hope, and Stine Bendiksen.
The title track of the EP, is a deeply 70s-inspired anthem that celebrates the beauty of passionate and burning love.
“I Still Dream You”
Written by Steven Van Zandt and Stine Bendiksen.
The band said, “We have a close collaboration with Stevie and always send over songs before we go into the studio here in Norway as well. Then we usually spend some time bouncing ideas back and forth before we record.”
Producer Steven Van Zandt said, “The Cocktail Slippers sent me a song they ́d been working on for a while but couldn't quite unlock its mystery. Every song has one. I dug the sexy vibrations of it and started exploring, intending to just solve the puzzle. But sometimes songs just want to write themselves. I ended up taking it in a different direction and rewrote the whole thing. And really - not because the song wasn't good enough, you'll hear great ones all over the album, but because the Cocktail Slippers relentlessly inspire me!”
“Jungle”
Written by Astrid Waller, Maria Storaas, Sara Andersson, Silje Hope, Steven Van Zandt, and Stine Bendiksen.
“Jungle” captures the energy and passion that define Cocktail Slippers' signature sound.
Fun fact: Everyone that was in the studio that day joined the band in doing the handclaps you hear in the beginning and at the end of the song, including Stevie himself and the guy making a documentary about him. - source : Apple Music
