{"id":13694,"date":"2026-05-22T06:56:00","date_gmt":"2026-05-22T05:56:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ipamusic.co.uk\/?p=13694"},"modified":"2026-05-23T18:25:15","modified_gmt":"2026-05-23T17:25:15","slug":"sunderland-punks-slalom-d-release-new-single-same-refrain","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ipamusic.co.uk\/?p=13694","title":{"rendered":"Sunderland punks Slalom D release new single Same Refrain"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Sunderland punk band Slalom D<\/strong> have today released a new single, Same Refrain<\/em>, as the latest taste of their forthcoming third album.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

The five-piece, formed in 2018, have become firm favourites on the North East punk scene, and appearances at the last three Rebellion festivals in Blackpool expanded their fanbase even further.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Same Refrain<\/em>, available from their Bandcamp page, is their first new music since August 2025, when they released Harbour Walls<\/em>, a celebration of their home city which blended nostalgia with resilience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The new song is inspired by vocalist Fiona Duncan’s relationship with her dad, who has dementia. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The lyrics will strike a chord with anyone who’s ever had a loved one with the condition, as she sings: “You\u2019re living in the past now, those tales are pure spun gold\/But those stories go on forever, They\u2019re never ever getting old.”<\/p>\n\n\n

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Guitarist Antony Bircham said: “When we’ve played it live we’ve had a really positive reaction to it, especially from those who’ve dealt with dementia in their own families.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The track is taken from the forthcoming album I Choose My Own Way To Burn<\/em>, which is due to be released later this year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Slalom D released their debut album Happy Skies<\/em> (reviewed here<\/a><\/strong>) in 2021 and followed it with Waltz Into Anarchy<\/em> (reviewed here<\/a><\/strong>) in 2023.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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