Sweet Slacks live at Chess Club
New LP · Out Now

Sweet Slacks.

Austin · Texas / Four-Piece, Loud / A Place That We Call Home
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Three to start with, if you're just dropping in.

Hover a card, hit play. Each one opens the song on Bandcamp where the rest of the record is waiting for you.
A · 01 · 3:42

Cold Fantasy

The opener. A slow build that breaks open at the bridge — the closest thing to a thesis statement on the record.

Side A · OpenerBandcamp
A · 03 · 3:21

Bruxist

The single. Released ahead of the LP. A jaw-clench of a song — fuzz pedal pinned, two voices in unison, no chorus.

Single · 2024Bandcamp
B · 03 · 4:02

Cruise Control

Tomás Garcia on drums. The widest song on the record — late-summer chord changes and a guitar solo that wanders off and never quite comes back.

Side B · FeaturedBandcamp

The room is where the songs end up.

Photographs from a recent run at Chess Club. The record is the record; the show is the other half. Photos by Chris Schmidt.
Sweet Slacks live
Steve · D · Guitar
Sweet Slacks live
Zak · Drums
Sweet Slacks live
Nick · Bass
Sweet Slacks live
Steve · F · Guitar
Sweet Slacks live
Chess Club · Record Release
Steve: “Who do you know in the band?”
Random Dude: “I just was walking by and it sounded great, so I bought a ticket”
See where we've played →

The full catalog, newest to oldest.

Everything we've released. All of it lives on Bandcamp, name-your-price and lossless.
A Place That We Call Home
A Place That We Call Home
VHoHV·001 · LP
2025
Bandcamp Spotify Apple
Strays
Strays by Sweet Slacks
Strays
Album
2020
Bandcamp Spotify Apple
Never in the Now
Never in the Now by Sweet Slacks
Never in the Now
Album
2019
Bandcamp Spotify Apple
Fever Breaks EP
Fever Breaks by Sweet Slacks
Fever Breaks EP
EP
2019
Bandcamp Spotify Apple

Upcoming and past gigs.

A non-exhaustive list. Mostly Austin, occasionally elsewhere. If you want us in your town next, the inbox is open.
2026·07·18KnomadUPCOMINGw/ Wheel Workers & Miss GuiltyAustin TX
2026·03·07Chess Clubw/ Gentlemen Rogues & Sneaky SneakyAustin TX
2024·11·02Independence BreweryRIPw/ Lonesome Ranch & Bad ThrillersAustin TX
2023·09·06Coral SnakeRIPw/ Fuzz Lightyear & Jay SatelliteAustin TX
2023·07·29Hole in the Wallw/ Ram Vela and the Easy Targets & Jay SatelliteAustin TX
2023·07·25Coral SnakeRIPw/ Still Shadow & KatAustin TX
2023·04·0613th Floorw/ Ragabash & Mr. KatAustin TX
2019·10·05Dozen StreetRIPw/ Ram Vela and the Easy Targets & It's a Death TrapAustin TX
2019·01·20Sahara Loungew/ Eggdog & SlideshowAustin TX
2018·10·08Love GoatAustin TX
2018·09·18Carousel Loungew/ EggdogAustin TX
2018·06·09Love GoatFirst show · w/ Economy Island & Jay SatelliteAustin TX

What people are saying about the music.

Press coverage, reviews, and features from around the web.
2024·07
Song of the Day: 'Scratch Off' [PREMIERE] KUTX
2022·08
Song of the Day: 'Cruise Control' KUTX
2022·07
Local Licks: Loris Lowe debuts 'Cruise Control' KLBJ
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