Slyboots’ unique yet cohesive sound can be attributed to their different tastes, but similar aspirations. Despite their wide-ranging influences: The Beatles, Tears for Fears, The Cure — their shared admiration for strong women that have paved the way, e.g., Talking Heads’ Tina Weymouth, The Pretenders’ Chrissie Hynde, and Tiffany’s favorite, Barbra Streisand, binds them together.

Their band name came about when Slyboots was the “word of the day” on KG*’s phone. It made the shortlist, and then stuck because they decided the definition “one who is cunning or mischievous in an engaging way” fit their personalities and vibe implicitly. There’s a confidence emanating from the stage and a mystique that can only be had when three powerhouse women team up and do what they were born to do.