Slingshot Dakota

"a blisteringly precise power-pop song, leaning in to the heavy hooks they managed on their earlier albums and taking them even further" - Stereogum "Louder" Premiere

"a fine example of the band’s blend of sugary synthpop and driving rock rhythms" - Brooklyn Vegan

With the energy and sound of a full four-piece band, Carly Comando and Tom Patterson –– the husband and wife team that make up Bethlehem, Pennsylvania’s Slingshot Dakota –– craft unapologetic, heavy pop tracks that showcase their years of experience and punk influences. Although Carly is on the keyboard and Tom is behind the beats, to define the band as a keys-and-drums duo isn’t quite right. Carly writes songs as if there were a guitar and a bass present and translates how to mimic the sounds on the keys. It shows in the sheer vibrancy of each song. “I do most of the writing in my head,” says Carly. “Usually the chorus comes into my brain first and I shape the song around it, but sometimes the song is written very much like a diary entry and I shape it after. I hear everything: the music and the drums.”

The duo spent three years working on their upcoming album Heavy Banding, which is out via Community Records on May 24, 2019, crafting each song in real-time, when emotions were fresh and at their highest. The title of the album itself is a play on the band. “We deal with ‘heavy’ emotional matters in life but we ‘band’ together to get through it,” explains Carly. “We came up with the name when I was describing a snow squall to Tom- a short, quick, strong burst of a storm that can really make an impact in a small amount of time. This album is huge for us; it’s a culmination of all of our hard work since we regrouped in 2006. Our doubt is gone, our cares about what other people think about us don’t weigh as much, and we’re just living in the present with each other and our art.” (extended bio in download folder)

Backing vocals on “Louder” and “Day After Christmas” by Kiley Lotz of the band Petal.

Backing vocals on “Louder” by the members of Dikembe and Expert Timing.

Recorded by David Bell.

RIYL: Tigers Jaw, Hop Along, Rainer Maria, Sincere Engineer
TRY: #1, 8, 9

Download full album here:
https://www.piratepirate.com/downloads/

More Info Here:
http://slingshotdakota.bandcamp.com
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http://www.communityrecords.org/