Mandy Slate’s world-building doesn’t stop at hooks and choruses; it stretches into films, video games, and the liminal spaces between personal upheaval and playful escape. With her new EP Home, released on October 3, she positions herself at the beginning of a much larger saga, one stitched together by moments of vulnerability, bursts of joy, and a sharp refusal to fit into pre-set moulds. In this interview, Slate speaks openly about writing as a way of finding belonging after coming out as queer, the comfort she draws from sci-fi and fantasy storytelling, and the liberating chaos of creating songs she can actually enjoy performing. From the E.T.-inspired title track to the surrealist visuals and online mini-series orbiting her music, Slate reveals how she’s reclaiming her narrative by refusing to keep her creativity tethered to just one medium. Home feels like the first chapter of something bigger — how did you decide which singles and ideas would form the foundation for this EP? It is the first chapter of something bigger! It’s quite literally part 1 of a larger project I’ll be rolling out over the next few months. The intro track, Home, told me what story I was going […]
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