Bristol’s Oswald Slain Release New Single “Sean Paul” + Announce Debut EP
Born from the creative cocoon of their home studio, Oswald Slain is a testament to both personal growth and musical evolution.
Having reconciled with the chaos of youth and the trials of aging, lyricist Charlie Fitzgerald channels these experiences into sincere, humorous, evocative songwriting alongside the timeless swagger of old retro rock records.
Their upcoming, debut five-track EP ‘Kiss Me On The Mouth’ was produced in-house by the band themselves in their DIY home studio and mastered by Jason Mitchell at Loud Mastering (PJ Harvey, XTC, Big Special). Lyrically exploring personal flaws, failures, self-acceptance and the feelings of constant imposter syndrome, new single, “Sean Paul” is the first taster to the collection. Fitzgerald explains:
“It’s a nostalgic confrontation of personal flaws and failures, dressed up in a pretty little surf rock smock and a happy-go-lucky pair of shiny loafers. I was trying to write a classic loser song but it ended up all fun and silly and brought a great sense of humour to something that can haunt me from time to time.”
On the creation of the EP, he adds:
“We spent a couple of weeks in 2024 writing and recording loads of tunes. Every day I’d get up and write a couple of ideas and some lyrics, then we’d work together to orchestrate it, finishing the song together and tracking everything there and then. It was all pretty quick and it was a great way to make music because everything was pretty much written and recorded on the same day. We ended up with around 18 tunes.
The EP was made up of all of the fun little bangers that we loved but couldn’t fit into what we wanted for a future album, which is a very exciting and different beast entirely. A lot of the EP lyric-wise comes from dealing with constant imposter syndrome and confidence loss. It’s important to go through change as a person but also nice to make it into a positive thing that can be fun and joyful. I was lucky enough to have people around me at the time who were keen to make this music and for that I’ll be forever grateful.”
Oswald Slain are also excited to announce that they’ll be embarking on their first tour of the UK, commencing April 17th 2025 at Newcastle’s Trillians Bar to celebrate the release of their debut EP.
