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Sunday Soundcheck: Set 009

Sun Jan 27, 2013, 7:00 AM
This week...





Wintersleep





Untitled - 2005


Wintersleep - 2003


Origin Point:
Canada

Sounds Like:
Indie Rock, Alternative Rock, Progressive, Acoustic



This week, a band that has since lurched into the mainstream with a generic indie-rock sound but started out as a melancholic, expansive, and at times emotionally crushing outfit. Hailing from Nova Scotia, Wintersleep's first two albums contain an eloquent, emotional sensibility that demands a repeat listen. Personal highlights from the first album include Assembly Lines and Motion, while Insomnia and A Long Flight stands out from their untitled second release.

Wintersleep's third album, Welcome to the Night Sky also contains some tracks that I enjoy, but by then their sound was leaning towards radio play with a lot of their epic sound and melancholy emotion stripped out to leave a slightly jaunty acoustic/indie-rock aesthetic, and as such, I can't recommend it as highly as their first two releases.

Now, I know the discussion of music can be an emotionally charged subject for some people, but I'm not claiming that anything is better than anything else. This is no more than a soap-box for me to promote music that I enjoy; maybe you'll like it, maybe you won't. That's fine!

If you've any recommendations based on this artist, or wish to promote some music that you yourself enjoy, please do so in the comments. Maybe I'll end up enjoying something enough to feature it myself.




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Sunday Soundcheck #009
Wintersleep
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:iconune-vache:
Excellent, ... beware, looks like the first link has an error (though I managed to fix it manually;) ) :clap:
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^arctoa Jan 29, 2013  Student Photographer
Well observed! I wonder how that happened. Fixed now, thanks for bringing it to my attention.
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You're most welcome :D
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^arctoa Jan 28, 2013  Student Photographer
Excellent.
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:iconscheinbar:
in Germany not possible to open, unfortunately... but here we are (youtube)
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dead letter and the infinite yes
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^arctoa Jan 27, 2013  Student Photographer
Ah, Grooveshark doesn't load in Germany? All these international permissions issues are infuriating. I suspected their pages wouldn't load for some people, which is why I have taken to suggesting specific tracks in my write-ups.
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:(

:) thanks so much :)
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=tvlookplay Jan 27, 2013  Hobbyist General Artist
interesting i'll check them out right now :P

i would suggest some music but i havent heard anything new and original in years xD
all i hear now is mainstream ><
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