Nat Slater

Name, where are you from? 
Nat Slater and I’m from London.

What do you do? 
I write songs and sing them :) 

Describe your style in three words? 
Thrift shop chic.

What’s the best gig you’ve ever been to?
Definitely Frank Ocean at Lovebox. I ended up really close to the front and felt like he was singing the songs to me. It was mad because he’s a huge inspiration to me and my music. I’d been listening to his songs for years to finally hear them live, what a crazy feeling, I definitely shed a few tears.

Which subcultures have influenced you?
I’m influenced by a lot. I think definitely RnB cos I grew up on a lot of '90s RnB, that’s what my parents would always play like Boys II Men, Usher, Lauryn Hill. But also finding new stuff as I grew up like Jhene Aiko and Frank Ocean. I just love the richness of it really makes me feel warm and happy. 

If you could spend an hour with anyone from history?
Stevie Wonder because I think he’s a living legend and genius, I would just wanna sit and listen to him play and sing for hours on end.

Of all the independent venues you’ve played, which is your favourite?
I played this gig in East London at the start of the year and it was such a sick venue, it was in this pub called The Victoria but the stage was through a door in a bookcase so it was almost hidden away but I thought it was such a cool venue and a super intimate and fun gig.

Your greatest unsung hero or heroine in music?
Brent Faiyaz he deserves so much more hype.