The Hold Steady brought their credible brand of AOR to London for a show with Canuck alt-rockers Wintersleep last week; Steve Asenjo was there to provide a stunning photographic record of Craig Finn’s hyperactive stage persona.
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Wintersleep – New Inheritors
New Inheritors is an endearing collection of finely crafted tales of escapism, lament, and mistakes, and while it’s not likely to shift a lot of units over here in the UK, it’ll surely feature highly on many muso’s end of year lists.
SOTD #35 // Wintersleep: ‘New Inheritors’
A brisk, four and a half minute shot of escapism. Wintersleep immediately freeing the shackles of their oft-post rock influenced sound of two years ago and replacing with a more direct pop approach.
Postdata – Postdata
This could be an unrelenting bleak album, dealing as it does with aging, memory, loss and death, but because it comes from a place of love, it works even in its most tragic moments.
Wintersleep announce side-project: Postdata. Album due February 2010.
News reaches us that Wintersleep front-man Paul Murphy is due to release a collection of solo material under the pseudonym Postdata. An entirely stripped back affair released on February 1st 2010.
Wintersleep announced as special guest for tonight’s IllFit show!
Wintersleep have been announced as the super special guest headliner’s for tonight’s IllFit night in London!
Wintersleep – The Portland Arms, Cambridge, 13/05/09
One of the most under-rated bands around at the moment, Wintersleep showcase their fantastic live prowess at a small, packed and excellent show in Cambridge.
Wintersleep release EP, announce headline tour
Wintersleep have announced details of the release of a live EP, followed by a headline tour around the UK.
Wintersleep – Hoxton Square Bar, London 18/02/09
So, a trip to the papp-patrolled streets of Hoxton, where if you listen very hard you can sometimes hear the crack of matchstick thighs buckling under the weight of their owners own bodies. Andrew Dowdall catches one of Canada’s finest bands.
Wintersleep – Welcome To The Night Sky
Self-assured and anthemic sing-along-a-Mogwai – which is a good thing. Andrew Dowdall reviews Wintersleep’s epic new album.
On Song :: Wintersleep
It’s 2009! It’s time for a new feature! We get one of the hotly tipped acts of 2009 to get involved with our new musical answer to 20 Questions…
Xmas Advent [December 3rd] :: Wintersleep
Today’s advent comes from awesome Canadian indie-rock types Wintersleep, who recommend awesome Canadian indie-rock types Constantines as their favourite band of the year..
New Wintersleep single available inside. Plus trio of London dates announced!
Relatively unknown here in Blighty, Candadian five-piece Wintersleep have been causing modest sized waves over in their homeland and the States. You can download the bands brand new single ‘Archaeologists’ for FREE(!) inside..
