The release of the new track ‘The Youngest Gary’, which has been described as a “vibey new song is a funk-filled and perfect to see you into the weekend”, comes after guitarist and main Kasabian songwriter surprised fans earlier this summer when he shared his debut solo track ‘Favourites’, a collaboration with Little Simz.

After announcing his self-titled debut solo album, under the moniker The S.L.P. alongside the announcement that he will be hitting the road with Slowthai. After the release of his first single, ‘Favourites’, the first taken from his upcoming debut album, he then shared his “rave-inspired” new single ‘Nobody Else’, the second track to be taken from the upcoming solo album.

Speaking, to NME, about the album, Pizzorno said: “I’ve been describing the album as an updated self-portrait. There are three tracks following this ‘Meanwhile’ concept in the beginning, middle and end. The tunes in between kind of make up the story. It’s always fascinated me that during the ‘Meanwhile’ you can be here, but somewhere completely different. I tuned into that, then filled in the gaps. I was delving into my personality, then dialling it up.”

The release comes after Pizzorno admitted that he is already in the process of writing the next Kasabian album. During the same interview Pizzorno also said that he feels so invigorated by the process of making his solo record that the energy is bound to feed back into the band.

Pizzorno continued, “What’s exciting for me is that I’ve been completely reborn. It’s reminded me of why I wanted to be an artist. Why does anybody want to make anything? It’s that first moment when you can be anything you want. You’re not weighed down by expectation or what it should or needs to be. All of the other forces in your world slip away.

“When you’re sat there as a five-year-old kid, you get a bit of paper and you just draw, or you just pick up a guitar and you just draw. You don’t care what any of it’s about, you don’t care if it means anything, you just do it.”

The S.L.P. UK Tour Dates 2019:

30/08 – 2019 – Banquet – London
01/09 – Rough Trade – Bristol
02/09 – Rough Trade East – London
03/09 – Rough Trade – Nottingham
04/09 – Brudenell Social Club – Leeds
05/09 – SWG3 – Glasgow
06/09 – Albert Hall – Manchester
07/09 – O2 Institute – Birmingham
09/09 – EartH – London
10/09 – EartH – London

The S.L.P. European Tour Dates 2019:

12/09 – Circolo Magnolia – Milan
13/09 – Gretchen – Berlin
16/09 – Paradiso Noord – Amsterdam
17/09 – Café de la Danse – Paris