{"id":39485,"date":"2018-08-17T11:39:26","date_gmt":"2018-08-17T10:39:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/?p=39485"},"modified":"2018-08-17T11:43:18","modified_gmt":"2018-08-17T10:43:18","slug":"slothrust-double-down","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/2018\/08\/slothrust-double-down\/","title":{"rendered":"Slothrust &#8211; &#8216;Double Down&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Boston-based trio Slothrust are full of rebellion with their latest single, &#8216;Double Down&#8217;.<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Comprising singer\/songwriter and guitarist Leah Wellbaum, as well as drummer Will Gorin, and bassist Kyle Bann, Slothrust first made their presence felt back in 2010 with their self-released EP, &#8216;The Demon(s)&#8217;. Since then they&#8217;ve released four more albums, with their most recent, &#8216;Show Me How You Want It To Be&#8217;, released in November last year. They&#8217;re also a touring machine, with a supportive base of diehard fans, and will be out on the road again for a full US tour starting in September.<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<!-- Random Ad stuff --><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display: block;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-2076862002005673\" data-ad-slot=\"3107208401\" data-ad-format=\"auto\" data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins><\/p>\n<p><script>\n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The video for &#8216;Double Down&#8217; sees Leah unapologetic about how she&#8217;s viewed by &#8220;normal&#8221; people. Strolling about a launderette like she owns it, she leans on customers, disrupts their activities, and causes a scene with everything she does, displaying her wild child ways.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Check out Slothrust online on their <a href=\"http:\/\/www.slothrust.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">official website<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"epyt-video-wrapper\">\n<div  style=\"display: block; margin: 0px auto;\"  id=\"_ytid_14049\"  width=\"640\" height=\"360\"  data-origwidth=\"640\" data-origheight=\"360\"  data-relstop=\"1\" data-facadesrc=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/31gBizKYAnc?enablejsapi=1&#038;origin=https:\/\/essentiallypop.com&#038;autoplay=0&#038;cc_load_policy=0&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;loop=0&#038;fs=1&#038;playsinline=1&#038;controls=1&#038;disablekb=0&#038;color=red&#038;cc_lang_pref=&#038;rel=0&#038;autohide=2&#038;theme=dark&#038;\" class=\"__youtube_prefs__ epyt-facade epyt-is-override  no-lazyload\" data-epautoplay=\"1\" ><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" data-spai-excluded=\"true\" class=\"epyt-facade-poster skip-lazy\" loading=\"lazy\"  alt=\"Slothrust - &quot;Double Down&quot; 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