Paul Murphy of Wintersleep recommends… ‘Hard Feelings’ by Constantines

“I guess there are a few good records that have come out this year. One that is really fantastic is by friends of ours, the Constantines. It’s called ‘Hard Feelings’, from their newest record Kensington Heights. These guys are one of my favorite bands out there.”

mp3:> Constantines: ‘Hard Feelings’

Wintersleep are a five-piece from Nova Scotia. In Canada this year, they were awarded the Juno Award for Best New Group and the Much Music Award for Best Independent Video for ‘Weighty Ghost’ (watch here). They are playing at the Borderline in London on December 16. Their album Welcome to the Night Sky is out on February 2 via 147 Records .

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Wintersleep

Relatively unknown here in Blighty, Candadian five-piece Wintersleep have been causing modest sized waves over in their homeland and the States. This year alone they have won a Juno Award for Best New Group and a Much Music Award for Best Independent Video (check it out here), they have spent most of the year away from their adopted hometown of Halifax, Nova Scotia, building their growing army of fans touring with fellow Canadians Black Mountain and Wolf Parade, amongst others. Now it’s time for us Brits to get in on the action.. See, this band is something really fucking special. Their album Welcome To The Night Sky has been on regular rotation here at TLOBF Towers ever since they were nominated for Canada’s answer to the Mercury Prize - The Polaris Award, a few months ago.

The album (produced by tony Doogan - Mogwai, Super Furry Animals, Explosions In The Sky) will finally get a UK release in February of next year, and preceeding that the band will play three London dates to whet our appetite.

Stopping off at:
Dec 4th London, Club Fandango @ 229
Dec 5th London, Club NME @ Koko
Dec 16th London, Borderline

You can download the bands brand new single ‘Archaeologists’ for FREE(!) right here. Let us know what you think of it in the comments box below…