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I’ve gone on record a number of times with how much of a Wintersleep fan I am, so lets be honest, their new album isn’t going to get a negative review from me. That said though, the band have made some striking changes on this, their fourth album. When Kings Of Leon released their last album it sounded similar to their previous offerings, but somehow more clear…

According to the blurb at the top of this page, you’re here, on this website, for “the one thing lacking in so many places these days: an honest opinion.” I applaud you for your choice, and for the vast majority of the time, this site delivers just that; an unbiased, honest opinion. What follows, however, is my review of Wintersleep’s show at The Lexington in London on May 17th, 2010. It is honest; it will not be unbiased. It will be the ramblings of a 27 year old man, reduced to the level of squealing teenage girl by five guys from Canada, and an hours worth of music. Don’t say I didn’t warn you…

 Wintersleep – New Inheritors Album Released May 17th 2010  on One Four Seven Records The title track from the album will be released as a Single on May 10th,  it is available for a limited time as a FREE DOWNLOAD  at www.wintersleep.com Wintersleep return to the Europe in May for a Camden Crawl appearance and  [ Read More ]

Canadian quintet Wintersleep have emerged from Halifax and with their second self titled album show some bizarre qualities mixed together that seem to work. The opening track “Lipstick” is vocally comparable to a combination of Biffy Clyro’s Simon Neil and Death Cab for Cuties Ben Gibbard. A lot of albums with this sound are easily  [ Read More ]

This is the first of 2 self titled Wintersleep albums, and it is a noticeable start for the band. From the opening track “Sore” it is easy to presume that this was a first album from the band. With shaky vocals and careful instrumentals the band are clearly testing the waters before beginning to show  [ Read More ]

There were mixed opinions as my better half and I took the train to Southampton. She was excited about the prospect of seeing Editors and declared that the support would be, in her words, “meh!”. I disagreed, venturing the opinion that the headliners set would be bland and over rehearsed but the spontaneous nature of  [ Read More ]

FOUR FREE DOWNLOADS: http://www.wintersleep.com/giveaway/ (one song from Wintersleep’s first album, two from their second and as a bonus a Live recording of ‘Search Party’ from current album ‘Welcome To The Night Sky’   WINTERSLEEP are currently on their biggest European tour to date as special guests to EDITORS. Having spent the last month writing and  [ Read More ]

Wintersleep are one of Canada’s most exciting acts, yet they haven’t yet made the same impact in the UK as some of their contemporaries. Certainly though, after repeated appearances at Great Escape and a number of tours, their profile is on the rise. A while back I caught up with lead singer Paul Murphy to  [ Read More ]

Wintersleep are a band I’ve been keeping an eye on for a couple of years now (in fact, I caught them live in 2007 in Toronto and they were fantastic), but it’s taken them a lot of time and hard work to break through in the UK. They’ve finally established themselves though and have issued  [ Read More ]