poptropicaslutz!
LIVE IN LONDON
THE WAITING ROOM
13TH APRIL 2025
TICKETS ON SALE NOW!
poptropicalslutz! have announced their debut London show, headlining The Waiting Room on 13th April. Tickets are on sale now, available here.
Described by Rolling Stone as ‘the future of pop’ and ‘anything but predictable’, poptropicalslutz! are a new band to keep an eye on. A genre-surfing hip-hop project brimming with nonstop hooks and pop-fueled energy, the duo formed out of the pandemic after their initial plans of attending college were derailed.
Now, the duo are genuinely living out their dream: They’re newly signed to alternative incubator Epitaph Records and actively working on the much-anticipated follow-up to their 2023 Face For The Radio LP, which is produced in part by the band’s close collaborator Aldrch (Midwxst, Aldn, Contradash) and Kodeblooded (Sueco, Chri$tian Gate$).
As songwriters, Cicilia and Crawford both draw considerable inspiration from a variety of genres and decades, imbuing their glitched-out, auto-tuned melodies with elements of Fall Out Boy, Hellogoodbye, Juice WRLD, Kelly Clarkson, the Black Eyed Peas, and ‘10s SoundCloud rap.
“When I’m sitting down to write a song, I’ll try to get inspiration from a random thing, or however I’m feeling about a specific person,” Crawford says of his process. “
The last couple of pandemic years provided ample material for poptropicaslutz! to pour into their debut, just in case the world ends. “I feel like if COVID didn’t happen, I would never have wanted that to be the name of our debut EP,” laughs Crawford.
If poptropicaslutz! themselves hadn’t decided to say “fuck it” and form a band, none of the success they’ve seen — between the sold-out shows, Spotify New Music Friday placements, and glowing write-ups in Ones To Watch — would be happening. But, in addition to having uncanny ears for melody, Cicilia and Crawford are strategic and focused on making the most of this moment. “If I’d gone to Cornell, I probably wouldn’t be making music,” Cicilia says. “I was always the goody two shoes smart kid. I didn’t want to let anyone down. But the pandemic made me turn around and say: ‘Whatever. This is a once-in-a-lifetime thing.”
The next single instalment of the group’s current rollout, “tryna get that kate moss 2025,” is due out January 15, and is expected to be followed by their most ambitious album to date. Watch the video for “mdma keeps the doctor away” here.
THE WAITING ROOM – LONDON – SUNDAY 13 APRIL 2025
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My life is a soundtrack, i track my life through music, photography is my passion, my escape, my expression. Without both i have pieces missing, thankfully i’m blessed and get to combine both.
Born in Manchester, lived in Australia for 22 years where i was heavily involved in the Australian Music Industry, firstly in bands (Singer) and then managing bands (all original), I moved back to the UK, Wales specifically 10 years ago