El Paso trio presents its “perfect soundtrack” (All
Things Go) single “Come Smile With Me” as inevitable demise of a house party at Popdust.
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Sleepspent (L-R): Grant
Gonzalez, Austin North, Josh Mendoza. Photo credit: Jesse
Maynes.
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[STREAM | MP3]: https://fanatic.lnk.to/Sleepspent-ComeSmileWithMe
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Sleepspent – In The Press
“Hypnotically bittersweet.” — The Big Takeover
“Deep, focused vocals seem to glide effortlessly
through a dense fog. This may be the perfect soundtrack to the morning.” — All Things Go
“The young Texans walk a difficult tightrope between
technical craft and earnest emotionality.” — The Joy of Violent Movement
“Full to the brim with musical talent, great
production and tons of emotion.” —
Higher Plain Music
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“‘Come Smile
With Me’ started out being written while I was in still in San Diego,” says
22-year-old songwriter and guitarist, Austin
North of the song (hear it at All
Things Go), the latest single from his band Sleepspent’s debut EP, out now via El Paso-based Slow Start Records. “It’s mostly about
miscommunication and how people don’t think before they speak, or don’t care
about the impact their words have.”
Sleepspent recently shared the music video for the song with Popdust (see it
here). North explains, “The
video involves me kicking people out of a party. It kind of replicates the
contrast that the song has. Sonically, it makes sense to soundtrack a house
party, but lyrically it is much more introspective and contemplative than a
stereotypical party track. The lyrics involve sleep and silence, and so it
feels appropriate to showcase the song with the end of a party, when one is
exhausted and just wants to rest.”
North began performing as a UC San Diego student before eventually returning
to his hometown of El Paso to form Sleepspent.
The band, now a trio including Grant
Gonzalez on bass and Josh Mendoza
on drums, released its Chris Common
(Minus The Bear, Chelsea Wolfe, Le Butcherettes)-produced debut “It’s Better If You Don’t Speak Or Think earlier this year.
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.
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, in addition to beginning to hit the road itself.
“It’s Better If You Don’t Speak Or
Think,” the debut EP by Sleepspent, is out now via Slow Start Records. Austin North is available for interviews.
Contact Josh Bloom at Fanatic for more information.
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Sleepspent – Live
10/21/2018: El Paso, TX @ The Lowbrow Palace
10/22/2018: El Paso, TX @ Neon Rose Bar
10/27/2018: Sunland Park, NM @ Ardovinos Desert
Crossing (Tribute to Jeff Buckley, performing
Grace in its entirety)
11/02/2018: Marfa, TX @ Lost Horse Saloon
11/03/2018: Austin, TX @ Hole In The Wall (w/ Mylets)
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Sleepspent
“It’s Better If You Don’t Speak Or Think”
EP
(Slow Start Records)
Out Now
Track Listing:
01. Something (LISTEN | MP3)
02. Roots
03. Come Smile With Me (LISTEN | MP3 | VIDEO)
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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