*Slowly Slowly / Photo Credit: Marcus Coblyn*

December 6 2024 – Before the year is out, Slowly Slowly share one final preview of their forthcoming album with joyous new single, “How Are You Mine?”. The band’s fifth studio album Forgiving Spree is due for release on Friday January 24 via Nettwerk. You can listen to the single HERE, and pre-save the album HERE.

Love, captured in the vivid imagery and striking metaphors synonymous with frontman Ben Stewart’s songwriting, is a theme listeners will find weaved throughout Forgiving Spree, and on new single “How Are You Mine?” it is front and centre.

Reflecting on the stabilising, balancing nature of a “love so alkaline” that changes you for the better, the track’s buoyant, hip-shaking melody and singalong-ready, earworm hook ensures “How Are You Mine?” is another taste of Slowly Slowly’s ability to marry heartfelt lyricism with an undeniable pop-rock energy. Notably, it is one of the oldest songs on the record, marking Ben's initial foray into more positive songwriting, capturing the essence of love's transformative power, and standing in contrast to his earlier, more melancholic themes.

“It’s a celebration song,” Stewarts says. "I struck the lottery. I’d built this persona as the lonely sad guy, and it’s like shedding skin. I can be happy.”

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Born from the excitement of the Melbourne quartet’s tour in support of 2022 predecessor Daisy Chain, new album Forgiving Spree is a record tailormade for the stage, stacked with singalong anthems that lean into Slowly Slowly's pop sensibilities – think hip-shaking grooves, infectious melodies, sonic hooks for days, and choruses ready-made for live show singalongs – brimming with lyrics that lean into frontman and songwriter Ben Stewart's signature introspective life reflections shared using clever wordplay.

After making their UK and European debut in September supporting fellow Aussies Stand Atlantic, Slowly Slowly have made their UK return, currently on tour supporting Liverpool four-piece Crawlers. Not slowing down on the live front, the four-piece have already locked in two of their biggest headline runs to date. In March 2025, they’ll embark on their first-ever UK and European headline tour –an 11-date run that includes stops in Glasgow, Manchester, London, Paris, Berlin, and more. The following month, in April, they’ll return to Australia, journeying across Perth, Adelaide, Brisbane, Sydney and Melbourne alongside Honey Revenge (USA) and Grayscale(USA). You can find a full list of tour dates and ticket links below.

With each new release, from 2016's Chamomile through to 2018's St Leonards, 2020's Race Car Blues and 2022's Daisy Chain, Slowly Slowly continue to piece pushing their sonic boundaries a further, seek beyond any creative comfort zones without sacrificing their core strengths, and Forgiving Spree finds Slowly Slowly at their most adventurous yet. With influences spanning the likes of The Killers to Bruce Springsteen and John Farnham, and the raw emotion, anthemic energy, and dynamic edge of artists like Gang of Youths, Stand Atlantic, and Pale Waves, Slowly Slowly’s stunning fifth record is both comfortingly familiar and refreshingly new. 

Since forming in 2015, Slowly Slowly have gone on to debut at #5 on the ARIA Albums Charts for 2022's Daisy Chain, score nominations for the AIR Awards, APRA Awards and triple j annual J Awards, and amass a community of loyal and passionate fans at home and abroad. Renowned for their world-class live show, Slowly Slowly have amassed hundreds of live appearances, including sold-out headline runs, festival stages including Good Things Festival, Splendour in The Grass, NYE On The Hill, & Groovin The Moo, and support slots alongside the likes of Red Hot Chili Peppers, Amy Shark, and Ocean Alley, Slowly Slowly have become an unshakeable musical force and Australian indie-rock favourites.