Slaney Bay are an alternative-indie trio of childhood friends from South-West London. The band came onto the music scene in November 2022, with the release of their first EP, “A Life Worth Living” – a coming of age album that explores the difficulties of navigating growing up. They bounced off the success of this well received debut, performing as support for acts including Sinead O’Brien and Bleach Lab.

The band have, as of September this year, released their second EP, “Why Does Love Mean Loss?” – a beautiful nostalgic EP that perfectly sums up the teenage experience. The soft indie acoustic sound exquisitely compliments the poetic, whimsically whispered lyrics from this EP.

In such a short number of tracks, the EP successfully ranges from a wild, youthful energy that reminds you of how fun and twisted it was growing up, to the soft sadness that accompanies growing older, and the losses we face.

The particular loss of Caitlin’s grandfather inspired my favourite song of this EP, “Family Tree” – an emotional tribute to the struggle of dealing with the loss of a loved one. The guitar (Will Nicola-Thompson) and bass guitar (Joel Martin) compliment Caitlin’s voice perfectly, as she sings about the beauty of resembling those who raised us, ‘thank God the apple never fell far from the family tree’. The song finishes with a clip of her grandfather talking – the perfect nostalgic end to this beautiful ode.

Be sure to catch this sure-to-soar-to-stardom band at their headline show on November 3rd at Colours Hoxton, London, to be guaranteed an incredible live performance, as well perhaps, to shed a tear or two.