Totally Slow Unleash ‘Dead Skater’ From Upcoming ‘Casual Drag’ Album

Greensboro, North Carolina’s Totally Slow have returned with renewed energy, a revamped lineup, and an inspired, collaborative songwriting process, resulting in Casual Drag, their third full length and their sharpest collection of melodic hardcore anthems yet. On their new album Totally Slow have combined the melodic anthems of 1980s SoCal bands like The Adolescents, Agent Orange and The Faction, with the skewed rawk of ’90s San Diego bands Drive Like Jehu and Truman’s Water, and the righteous conviction of classic DC hardcore like Dag Nasty, Gray Matter and Fugazi. Ahead of the album’s release the band have now revealed their new single and video, Dead Skater.

“‘Dead Skater’ was a name I tossed onto a riff demo and then found myself writing lyrics around because I liked the way it hit. Beating myself up for complaining when everything’s ok, and wondering if I’ll look back and keep hating myself about it when my time’s up. We tip-toe around surf licks without fully leaning in. That’s how I learned to play guitar—somewhere between my dad’s Ventures LPs and then later drawing lines around that sound and the Agent Orange and Dead Kennedys cassettes getting passed around on the school bus.” (Scott Hicks)

You can stream Dead Skater via Spotify and pre-order Casual Drag through Refresh Records. Totally Slow have also just been added to The Fest 19, taking place this fall in Gainesville, FL.