Brooklyn newcomers Sledding are introducing themselves with ‘My Golden Tempo’, a fast, guitar-heavy first single recorded in Ridgewood with Ridge Bethea. The accompanying video is also out now.

Sledding brings together Aidan Drouse and Khadija ‘Deej’ Aslam on vocals and guitar, bassist Kelsey Kussman, and guitarist and keyboardist Woods Prewitt. The musicians had already crossed paths in several Brooklyn projects before beginning the band in a Ridgewood basement during the winter of 2025.

‘My Golden Tempo’ began life under the practical rehearsal-room title ‘Fast Song’.

“As we learned and rehearsed the nameless song, we nicknamed it ‘Fast Song’ because it’s really fast and kind of hard to play,” says Aslam. “We’ve had multiple drummers play this song with us over the past few months, and it’s always the song we test them with to see if they can handle our speed and vigour.”

Its eventual title came from a Kentucky Derby party held for Prewitt’s birthday. Scenes from the gathering also appear in the video.

The speed of the music is matched by a lyric about suddenly finding yourself alone during a night out.

“This song is about being left alone at the bar,” Prewitt explains. “When you’re in line for another drink, chatting with a stranger, the night makes you a stranger yourself. It feels like your world has raced away from you without leaving you a chance to say goodbye.”

Recorded with drummer Ben Miraglia, ‘My Golden Tempo’ captures the directness of Sledding’s live shows, with interlocking guitars, shared vocals and very little wasted motion.

The band have already appeared at Baby’s All Right, Night Club 101 and Le Bain, and will play a Brooklyn house show on 9 August. A debut EP is due to follow in autumn 2026.