Slash Fiction

Slash Fiction

Slash Fiction is a Sheffield-based queercore and emo quintet formed in 2018. The band works within political punk, fourth-wave emo and indie-pop/rock, and its songs address gender dysphoria, traumatic grief, structural inequality and the role of chosen family.

The group begins with Niamh “Beans” Webster on bass and vocals, Sean Collison on guitar and Jamie Drinkwater on drums, who already share a collaborative history from 2011. Webster forms the band after feeling limited by solo acoustic projects. The line-up later expands through Twitter recruitment with Dan Stringer on guitar and vocals, followed by Jess O’Sullivan on keys and vocals.

The name Slash Fiction refers to the fan fiction genre centred on same-sex relationships, with roots in “Kirk/Spock” stories from the 1960s. The band’s early releases include the EP Flowers and the single “Regrets”, both in 2018, followed by “For Matt” in 2019. Their first album, Gender, Trauma & Friendship, arrives in 2021, and the later singles “Catastrophising” and “Golden Hour” precede We’ll Hold This Line Until Hell Freezes Over in 2024.