Slaughter Beach is an Indie pop band, formed in Odense, Denmark. The band comprises Nikolaj Westi, Mads Emil Aagaard and Hasse Mydtskov.
History The band released their first tracks "Made-Up True Love" and "Spinning Globe" in 2013,, Sound of Aarhus - WatchOut: Slaughter Beach (DK),Brightside Live - Slaughter Beach – Spinning Globe (New Single)| via their SoundCloud page. In 2015 their track "Nuked" appeared , Sound of Aarhus - Slaughter Beach riding the laid-back wave with ’Nuked’. and later that year their debut-EP "Love/Venice" was released. In 2016 they premiered the tracks "Glaze",DIY Magazine - Slaughter Beach bring the haze with ‘Glaze’ and "Shere Khan",, Dork - Slaughter Beach premiere new track ‘Shere Khan’ which are to be a part of their new EP "Heroic Dose". In September, 2016 their single "The Mo" was released., Clash - Premiere: Slaughter Beach - 'The Mo'
In April of 2024, the band released their first single in eight years with "BFF", which the band announced on their social media platform. That year Slaughter Beach released three further singles "Serenity", "Big Promotion", and "Prep" all leading up to the release of their third EP called "EP", released October 2024 on New Vehicle.
Musical style and influences Slaughter Beach's music has been described as a mixture between Lo-fi, Indie and Pop music.Noisey - Slaughter Beach's New EP 'Love/Venice' is a Breezy Dose of Euphoria According to indie music and rap blog Pigeons and Planes "Slaughter Beach draws on rock influences like Beach House, Girls (band), MGMT, and The Strokes to create a sound that expands upon today’s prevailing sounds and brings a little grunginess back into the fold".Pigeons and Planes - Slaughter Beach - "Spinning Globes"
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