{"id":525329,"date":"2022-12-11T23:27:12","date_gmt":"2022-12-11T20:27:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/popular-uk-punk-band-slaves-changes-name-to-soft-play\/"},"modified":"2022-12-11T23:27:12","modified_gmt":"2022-12-11T20:27:12","slug":"popular-uk-punk-band-slaves-changes-name-to-soft-play","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/popular-uk-punk-band-slaves-changes-name-to-soft-play\/","title":{"rendered":"#Popular UK punk band Slaves changes name to Soft Play"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3df3bba690a\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3df3bba690a\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/popular-uk-punk-band-slaves-changes-name-to-soft-play\/#%E2%80%9CPopular_UK_punk_band_Slaves_changes_name_to_Soft_Play%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;Popular UK punk band Slaves changes name to Soft Play&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CPopular_UK_punk_band_Slaves_changes_name_to_Soft_Play%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;Popular UK punk band Slaves changes name to Soft Play&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>British band Slaves announced that they have changed their name to Soft Play and apologized for any offense caused by their original name.<\/p>\n<p>The UK\u00a0punk rock duo, which consists of frontman Laurie Vincent and drummer Isaac Holman,\u00a0have performed under the name Slaves since forming the band in 2012 but have faced backlash over the name\u2019s historical connotations.<\/p>\n<p>The band, who have been on hiatus since 2018, issued a statement announcing their return but said before that, \u201cwe want to address something important.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen we called our band Slaves, it was intended solely as a reference to the grind of day to day life,\u201d the two wrote in a post on their new official Instagram page.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>They continued, \u201cAs younger men, we responded to criticism of the name from a place of fear and defensiveness.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFeeling backed into a corner, our own pride caused us to fight for a name we weren\u2019t even sure we wanted anymore. It felt at times as if our\u00a0band name\u00a0had defined us and we were scared of what might h<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>en if we changed it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHowever, we now recognize that our original intent doesn\u2019t change the fact that the name Slaves is an issue,\u201d Vincent and Holman explained.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/u.k.-punk-band-slaves-changes-name-to-soft-play-2.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\" Laurie Vincent of Slaves performs on the Amphitheatre stage during Splendour In The Grass 2019 on July 19, 2019 in Byron Bay, Australia. \" class=\"wp-image-24975731\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/u.k.-punk-band-slaves-changes-name-to-soft-play-2.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/u.k.-punk-band-slaves-changes-name-to-soft-play-2.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/u.k.-punk-band-slaves-changes-name-to-soft-play-2.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>The band said the name Slaves was intended to represent the grind of day-to-day life.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Photo by Mark Metcalfe\/Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cIn this day and age we believe it is very important that people change and make improvements no matter how far down the line they are,\u201d they added.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe name doesn\u2019t represent who we are as people or what our music stands for any longer. We want to sincerely apologize to anyone we\u2019ve offended.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>While the two acknowledged that people may have \u201cdiffering opinions\u201d on their previous moniker, they expressed their hope that their fans would \u201caccept and respect our decision and not continue the argument between yourselves.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-instagram wp-block-embed-instagram\"\/>The pair noted, \u201cWhen it comes down to it, the music and the community surrounding our band are what matter the most and we don\u2019t want anything to stand in the way of that community being as inclusive as possible.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur music is for anyone and everyone.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The band went on to say that they would be <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2022\/11\/24\/danny-fields-spends-his-time-explaining-iggy-pop-his-past\/?_gl=1*7vml0j*_ga*MTMxMDA3OTQ0NC4xNjY3MTY0MDUx*_ga_0DZ7LHF5PZ*MTY3MDc4NTY5OC4xMjMuMS4xNjcwNzg3MDMwLjAuMC4w&amp;_ga=2.75174674.1251900474.1670612907-1310079444.1667164051\">performing together again<\/a> under the name Soft Play.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are very happy to be back together again and are excited for what the future holds,\u201d they concluded.<\/p>\n<p>The duo\u2019s 2015 debut alum \u201cAre You Satisfied?\u201d reached number 8 on the UK Albums Chart and was nominated for a Mercury Music prize. Their follow-up albums, 2016\u2019s \u201cTake Control\u201d and 2018\u2019s \u201cAct of Fear and Love\u201d both entered the top 10 on the UK charts.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>In 2015, the band were featured in a Fader article titled \u201cWhy Would A Band Of White Dudes Name Themselves Slaves?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>At the time, Vincent told Fader that he and Holman were\u00a0surprised by criticism\u00a0of the band\u2019s name. He explained that they were looking for \u201can abrasive sounding word, like Clash\u201d when they were tying to come up with a name.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe just liked the word. We weren\u2019t trying to provoke,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>Vincent told the outlet, \u201cSomeone once wrote on our <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Facebook<\/a> wall, \u2018Nobody but African Americans have a right to use the word slaves.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He continued, \u201cObviously, lots of words have two meanings \u2014 if you said \u2018I feel like a slave at work\u2019 or \u2018I\u2019m a slave to the routine,\u2019 that\u2019s not being disrespectful to the slave trade.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou have to use words, or you\u2019re just going to be scared of everything. We live in a society already where people are terrified of the way they act being interpreted, and it\u2019s just getting harder.\u201d\u00a0\n                        <\/p><\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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