Slayyyter was the latest guest to appear on Triple J’s Like a Version series, and she performed a rousing cover of Hole’s “Violet.”
You may know Slayyyter as a pop artist, but her cover of “Violet” shows just how hard she can rock. She mirrors Courtney Love’s impassioned wail but adds even more rasp and careful control; credit also to her band, who provide plenty of space for Slayyyter to utilize her moody alto before soaring in each chorus. It’s a perfect combination of the feral extremity explored in her latest album, WOR$T GIRL IN AMERICA, with the dynamism and grit of ’90s rock. Watch her rendition below.
Slayyyter’s “Violet” cover has already gotten the attention of Love herself. On Instagram, Love reposted the Like a Version reel and wrote, “@slayyyter will in fact not be returning to St. Louis. She’s employed me to run the salon . Keep wiping the floors with us . It’s a DELIGHT ! 💋💋💋.” Slayyyter responded in a comment, writing, “hope we made you proud 😭🖤🙏🏻”
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Slayyyter also detailed why she chose to cover the Hole classic, saying in a behind-the-scenes interview with Triple J that the band’s 1994 LP Live Through This “was really impactful” for her in high school. “When I came across this album, I just loved Courtney’s voice. I fell in love with this record. And there’s something emotional about this song,” she said. “I think it was one of the first songs I tried to teach myself to play on guitar, and I always really just felt like it has this kind of emotional quality and this rawness to it.” Watch the brief interview below.
Slayyyter revealed her third album, WOR$T GIRL IN AMERICA, back in March; since then, she’s made her late-night TV debut, commanded crowds at Coachella, Governors Ball, and Lollapalooza, and offered the new single, “brand new chanel$.” She’s on tour in North America this fall, kicking off the run in Los Angeles on August 23rd. Check out her tour dates below and get tickets to see Slayyyter here.
Slayyyter 2026 Tour Dates:
08/23 — Los Angeles, CA @ Shrine Expo Hall
08/24 — Los Angeles, CA @ Shrine Expo Hall
08/27-08/30 — Reading, UK @ Reading Festival
08/27-08/30 — Leeds, UK @ Leeds Festival
09/03 — Vancouver, BC @ Commodore Ballroom
09/04 — Seattle, WA @ The Showbox
09/05 — Portland, OR @ Crystal Ballroom
09/08 — San Francisco, CA @ The Regency Ballroom
09/09 — Oakland, CA @ Fox Theater
09/12 — San Diego, CA @ SOMA
09/14 — Phoenix, AZ @ The Van Buren
09/17 — Austin, TX @ Emo’s
09/18 — Houston, TX @ White Oak Music Hall
09/19 — Dallas, TX @ House of Blues
09/21 — Atlanta, GA @ The Eastern
09/22 — Nashville, TN @ Brooklyn Bowl
09/24 — Philadelphia, PA @ The Fillmore
09/25-09/27 — Washington, DC @ All Things Go Festival
09/26 — Boston, MA @ Roadrunner
09/29 — Boston, MA @ Roadrunner
09/30 — Montreal, QC @ Théâtre Beanfield
10/01 — Toronto, ON @ The Danforth Music Hall
10/03 — New York, NY @ Terminal 5
10/04 — Brooklyn, NY @ Brooklyn Paramount
10/06 — Lawrence, KS @ The University of Kansas on The Hill
10/09 — Rio de Janeiro, BR @ ZIG Festival
10/10 — São Paulo, BR @ ZIG Festival
10/18 — Paris, FR @ Le Trianon
10/19 — Amsterdam, NL @ Paradiso
10/20 — Cologne, DE @ Die Kantine
10/22 — Copenhagen, DK @ Vega
10/23 — Hamburg, DE @ Fabrik
10/24 — Warsaw, PL @ Palladium Club
10/26 — Prague, CZ @ Lucerna Music Bar
10/27 — Berlin, DE @ Metropol
10/28 — Antwerp, BE @ Trix
10/30 — Manchester, UK @ Albert Hall
10/31 — Birmingham, UK @ O2 Institute Birmingham
11/01 — Glasgow, UK @ O2 Academy
11/03 — Brighton, UK @ CHALK
11/05 — London, UK @ Roundhouse