Each day this week, we're spotlighting the homegrown budding talent sourced via KCRW's Young Creators Project, a community arts mentorship platform celebrating the creative work of SoCal residents under 21.
Greater LA (plus San Gabriel Valley!) band Slideshow has arrived as a reminder that the future belongs to Olivia Rodrigo… The rest of us are just lucky to be here for the kiss-off anthems written in her honor. While none of Slideshow's members — Ava James, 12 (vocals/keys/guitar), Layne Brisbois, 13 (vocals/guitar), Mila Tambaoan, 14 (vocals/bass), and Lockett Pentz, 13 (drums) — site Rodrigo as a direct influence, her self-aware pop-punk cadence can be felt all over their song "By The Way."
"I was like, you know what, we need to write an anti-love song," says Brisbois, breaking down "By The Way's" origin for KCRW's Novena Carmel. "Yeah," adds Tambaoan, "just absolutely dissing the guy, the opposite of like-liking him."
Fire up the video for "By The Way" at the top of this page to witness the eviscerating and hilarious result, complete with "living our best lives" visuals. And bask in the big friend group energy of the full band interview (using the player button to your left) as they share a giddy round of word association, the origin of the name Slideshow, and how they make time for rehearsal.
More: Slideshow "By The Way": Today's Top Tune
CREDITS:
KCRW Music Director: Anne Litt
Interviewer: Novena Carmel
Producers: Liv Surnow and Anna Chang
Recording Engineer: Katie Gilchrest
Mix Engineer: Nick Lampone
Audio Editor: Zeke Reed
Digital Producer: Marion Hodges
Digital Editorial Manager: Andrea Domanick
