The Slackers have a new 12" single coming out soon, a song written by the late Greg Lee of Hepcat, who passed away last year.
The song comes from a dream in which Lee imagined a Slackers song, taking notes upon waking.
“I hadn’t seen Greg so excited about a new song in a very long time,” Lee’s partner Mandie Becker says. “I found the lyrics when I was organizing his things. I knew he had a voice recording on his phone, too. I decided the best situation was to offer it to The Slackers so we could all hear the song on the stereo from Greg’s dream.”
Dave Hillyard, Slackers saxophone player and one-time Hepcat member adds, “I was floored when I received Greg's vocal demo with the lyrics and I vowed to finish the song and make the dream a reality...I took the vocal demo to The Slackers, Vic [Ruggiero] harmonized it, and we wrote music around the words. With this song we came full circle. Greg had given us a gift and we needed to give it back to his family, friends, and musical community. We are the medium for his message.”
Preorders are available now and the single comes out officially on April 25 via Pirates Press Records.
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Tracklist:
01. My Last Star
02. My Last Star (Dub Version)
03. My Last Star (Instrumental Version)
THE SLACKERS TOURDATES:
03/28/2025 - Amityville, NY - Amityville Music Hall
03/29/2025 - Amherst, MA - The Drake
04/04/2025 - Philadelphia, PA - World Cafe Live
04/05/2025 - Baltimore, MD - Otto Bar
04/11/2025 - Sayreville, NJ - Starland Ballroom
04/12/2025 - Albany, NY - Lark Hall
04/13/2025 - Providence, RI - Alchemy
04/15/2025 - Ithaca, NY - Deep Dive
04/16/2025 - Buffalo, NY - Buffalo Iron Works
04/17/2025 - Pittsburgh, PA - Mr Smalls
04/18/2025 - Cleveland, OH - Grog Shop - SlackFest Cleveland Night 1
04/19/2025 - Cleveland, OH - Grog Shop - SlackFest Cleveland Night 2
05/03/2025 - Honolulu, HI - Blue Note (2 shows)
05/08/2025 - Los Angeles, CA - San Fernando Valley Pop-Up Show
05/09/2025 - Long Beach, CA - Alex’s Bar
05/10/2025 - Pomona, CA - The Glass House
05/12/2025 - Venice, CA - Venice West
05/17/2025 - Montreal, QC - Pouzza Fest
05/25/2025 - Zurich, CH - Dynamo
05/29/2025 - Regensburg, DE - Alte Mälzerei
05/30/2025 - Schlanders, IT - KASINO - Kulturclub @ BASIS Vinschgau Venosta
05/31/2025 - Pula, HR - Klub Kotac
06/01/2025 - Ljubljana, SI - Kino Siska
06/02/2025 - Verona, IT - Ca Bottona
06/04/2025 - Valencia, ES - 16 Toneladas
06/05/2025 - Madrid, ES - Sala Mons - Rude Mad Festival
06/06/2025 - Vitoria-Gasteiz, ES - Jimmy Jazz - Rude Gas Festival
06/07/2025 - Girona, ES - La Mirona - Rude Cat Festival
06/11/2025 - London, UK - New Cross Inn - Slackfest UK, Night 1
06/12/2025 - London, UK - New Cross Inn - Slackfest UK, Night 2
06/13/2025 - Leeds, UK - Brudenell
06/14/2025 - Glasgow, UK - Classic Grand - Ska Beat Fest
06/15/2025 - Shrewsbury, UK - Alberts Shed - Shrewsbury Ska Festival III
06/19/2025 - Rosslau, DE - This is Ska Festival
06/27/2025 - Tabor, CZ - Mighty Sounds Festival
06/28/2025 - Köln, DE - Kantine
09/27/2025 - Las Vegas, NV - Westgate Hotel (w/ FISHBONE)
