Slayyyter Drops “Crank 2”

Skip to main contentNewsletterNewsReviewsBest New MusicFeaturesListsColumnsVideoNot to be confused with the 2009 Jason Statham action sequelSlayyyter, photo courtesy of artistThe time has come to crank it once more. Slayyyter has released a sequel to her breakout spring hit “Crank,” appropriately titled “Crank 2.” She paired the song with a self-directed video, full of classic Slayyyter imagery and more hints to her rumored next album, Wor$t Man in America. Watch it below.It’s not the first time Slayyyter has offered up an altered version of an older song. In August, she released “Brand New Chanel$,” a pseudo-redux of her Wor$t Girl in America song “Beat Up Chanel$,” which reimagines the latter’s nasty electroclash hybrid as big-room EDM recession pop. Right now, she’s in the midst of a Wor$t Girl in America tour that will continue through the fall and includes a show later this month at All Things Go Festival.Revisit Walden Green’s profile Saint Slayyyter.Hattie Lindert is an associate staff writer at Pitchfork. A former editor at Resident Advisor, she has written for Rolling Stone, The FACE and The A.V. Club, among others. She’s based in New York, and born and raised in Vermont. ... Read More