Hear “Come Smile With Me” from El Paso-based dreampop trio’s
Chris Common (Minus The Bear, Chelsea Wolfe)-produced EP at All Things Go.
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Sleepspent (L-R): Cecilia
Otero, Josh Mendoza, Austin North. Photo credit: Jon-Carlo
Diaz.
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About Sleepspent
“‘Come Smile
With Me’ started out being written while I was in still in San Diego,” says
21-year-old songwriter and guitarist, Austin
North of the song, the latest single from his band Sleepspent’s upcoming debut EP, out May 4th. “It’s mostly about miscommunication and how
people don’t think before they speak, or don’t care about the impact their
words have.” North began performing
as a UC San Diego student before eventually returning to his hometown of El
Paso to form Sleepspent with friend
and co-writer, Aaron Quintanilla.
The band, now a trio including Cecilia Otero on bass and Josh
Mendoza on drums, will release its Chris
Common (Minus The Bear, Chelsea Wolfe, Le Butcherettes)-produced debut “It’s Better If You Don’t Speak Or Think” via Slow Start Records.
North’s knack for creating music that is bathed in atmosphere (think Slowdive mixed with a more reverb-y Radiohead, led by a guitarist with an
effects pedal fetish) that doesn’t lean away from authentic lyricism and
captivating vocal performances (think Jeff
Buckley) is proven on “It’s Better
If You Don’t Speak Or Think”.
“We’re also definitely inspired by shoegaze and dreampop,”
North says, elaborating on Sleepspent’s sound. “That can be heard
in the alternate tunings used throughout our music as well as the melodic chord
progressions and melodies.”
And though he’s young, North also takes influence from future hall-of-famers like The Cure and The Smiths – two more acts with definitive “sounds” that have never
sacrificed art for artifice.
North’s formative years studying jazz guitar wraps it all up in a solid
technical foundation, too, but ultimately, Sleepspent
songs exist to make you feel.
“They’re more about whatever emotion and feeling they
bring about in people,” North says.
“I write them to make people feel and interpret my own musings rather than to
have them be relatable.”
Sleepspent has already been nominated as a ‘Best Band in the
City’ by The City Magazine in El
Paso, who called the trio “completely captivating, live and through your
speakers.” As Sleepspent’s local
following has grown, the group has become a go-to local act to support
nationally touring artists, and has also begun to hit the road itself and will
launch a tour following a record release show in El Paso on release day. See
below for the most current itinerary.
“It’s Better If You Don’t Speak Or
Think,” the debut EP by Sleepspent, arrives on May 4th, 2018 via Slow Start Records. Austin North is available for interviews.
Contact Josh Bloom at Fanatic for more information.
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Sleepspent – Live
5/04/2018: El Paso, TX @ Low Brow Palace (Record Release Show)
5/26/2018: El Paso, TX @ Neon Desert Music Festival
5/27/2018: El Paso, TX @ Neon Desert Music Festival
6/08/2018: Ft. Stockton, TX @ The Garage, Music,
Coffee & Music
6/09/2018: Wichita Falls, TX @ GypsyUncorked
6/10/2018: Amarillo, TX @ The 806
6/11/2018: Norman, OK @ Red Brick Bar
6/13/2018: Santa Fe, NM @ Second Street Rufina
6/14/2018: Denver, CO @ Lions Lair
6/15/2018: Grand Junction, CO @ Cruisers Bar
6/17/2018: Las Vegas, NV @ Legends Bar
6/20/2018: San Diego, CA @ The Clutch Bar
6/21/2018: Bisbee, AZ @ The Quarry
6/22/2018: Phoenix, AZ @ Lunchbox
6/30/2018: Albuquerque, NM @ Tractor Nob Hill
7/12/2018: Memphis, TN @ Sounds Good Memphis
7/12/2018: Nashville, TN @ Drifters BBQ
7/14/2018: Cincinnati, OH @ The Comet
7/16/2018: Minneapolis, MN @ Char Bar
7/18/2018: Tulsa, OK @ SoundPony
7/19/2018: Wichita, KS @ Kirbys Beer Store
7/20/2018: Norman, OK @ Mom and Dads Place
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Sleepspent
“It’s Better If You Don’t Speak Or Think”
EP
(Slow Start Records)
May 4th, 2018
Track Listing:
02. Roots
04. Stars
05. Cracking
06. What's The Rush?
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Sleepspent Links
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Contact Josh Bloom at Fanatic Promotion
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