“I love secrets hidden in plain sight,” says Slothrust guitarist, singer and songwriter Leah Wellbaum. Approaching a decade since their fiercely innovative debut, Wellbaum and drummer/percussionist Will Gorin search for the keys to secrets with Slothrust as they pick at the locks of guitar rock, moving it forward with an expansive and unconventional lean. The new EP I Promise is centered around a sly, thunderous take on the 90s R&B freakytime classic Ginuwine’s ‘Pony’ and two new singles ‘Maybe Maybe’ and ‘Magic Glow.’ The band’s rendition of ‘Pony’ is out today alongside the EP’s announcement, and an accompanying music video. With ‘Pony,’ Wellbaum and Gorin take Timbaland’s iconic beat and Ginuwine’s carnal a cappella and build a whole new world around the original’s three powerhouse chords and effervescent low end. Slothrust’s version swings like a lithe slice of sludgy rock ‘n’ roll and is a revelatory venn diagram of best ‘90s nostalgia and forward-looking celebration of the now. ‘I feel like we have developed our own unique sound to the point where we can ask ourselves ‘what would Slothrust do?’” says Gorin. ‘The paradox being that if we did know, Slothrust would do the opposite.’