
Freak Slug details expanded release, I Blow Out Big Candles (But With A Cherry On Top)
06 February 2025, 17:50
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Tyler Damara Kelly
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(Freak Slug)
Freak Slug, the project of the Manchester multi-disciplinary artist Xenya Genovese, has announced the release of I Blow Out Big Candles (But With A Cherry On Top).
The expanded release sees the debut album available on LP for the first time, along with two new bonus tracks, "Liquorice" and "Killer". In support of the release, Freak Slug will return to the UK and Europe for live dates in May. Her UK tour will call at London’s Moth Club on 22 May and at Deaf Institute in her hometown of Manchester on 23 May.
Tracklist:
- Ya Ready
- Sexy Lemon
- Spells
- Be Your Girl
- Liquorice
- Get Away
- Shiver
- Hello
- Witch
- Killer
- Piece Of Cake
- Ugly Smile
I Blow Out Big Candles (But With A Cherry On Top), will be released on 7 March via Future Classic, and is available to pre-save now.
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