Wintersleep
Wintersleep is a Canadian indie rock band formed in 2001 in Halifax, Nova Scotia. The band received a Juno Award in 2008.
Background
Wintersleep formed in 2001 and released two albums with Dependent Music, a music label and artists' collective that began in Yarmouth, Nova Scotia in 1994.
In 2006, Wintersleep signed with Labwork Music, a partnership label of Sonic Unyon and EMI Music Canada, and re-released their first two studio albums to the U.S. and Canadian markets. The re-releases include bonus tracks and videos not featured in the originals. Their debut album was remixed and re-mastered by Laurence Currie for the re-release.
On October 2, 2007, Wintersleep released their third full-length album, Welcome to the Night Sky. They won the 2008 Juno Award for New Group of the Year.
A limited edition of Welcome to the Night Sky on vinyl with alternative artwork was released by Hand Drawn Dracula.
The band's members frequently collaborate outside of Wintersleep. Murphy and D'eon played together in the band Kary, now on indefinite hiatus. Drummer Campbell has also performed with Kary, and is a member of a number of other projects, including Contrived, Holy Fuck, Hayden, Chikita Violenta, Land of Talk, The Holy Shroud, and The Remains of Brian Borcherdt. Murphy collaborated with his brother in the project Postdata. Bigelow plays bass in Contrived with Campbell, and also plays in Holy Fuck and The Holy Shroud. D'eon played guitar for Contrived before Samuel joined the group, appearing on Contrived's first record, Pursuit of Plots, and the second album, Dead Air Verbatim. Samuel was a member of Halifax band Slight Return.
Wintersleep (album)
Wintersleep is the eponymous debut album by Canadian indie rock band Wintersleep, released in 2003 on Dependent Music.
Track listing
All songs written by Wintersleep with additional vocals by Stacy Ricker on the track "Wind".
Credits
References
Untitled (Wintersleep album)
The second album by Canadian indie rock band Wintersleep is untitled. It was released February 15, 2005 on Dependent Music.
The CD contains a hidden track called "Spring". The song can be heard by rewinding the first track of the CD, as it is found in the pregap of the first track.
In 2006, Jud Haynes and James Mejia, who did the artwork for the album, were nominated for a Juno in the category of "CD/DVD Artwork Design of the Year".
Track listing
All songs were written by Wintersleep.
Hidden Tracks:
Personnel
Wintersleep
ALBUMS
- Hello Hum released: 2012
- New Inheritors released: 2010
- Welcome to the Night Sky released: 2009
- Live Sessions EP released: 2008
- 2007-11-16: Mod Club, Toronto, ON, Canada released: 2007
- Untitled released: 2005
- Wintersleep released: 2003
- 2011-05-17: Daytrotter Studio, Rock Island, IL, USA released:
- Live and Rare released:
Early In The Morning
Early in the morning
Animals are whisperin
Thought I felt some feelins
Could have been the Valium
Staring through a candle
Staring through the people
Hiding in our shadows
Hearing we will not grow old
How you gonna lie to yourself?
How you gonna lie?
Tell me there's a violence here
Tell me that there's nothing inside
How you gonna lie to yourself?
How you gonna lie?
How do we forget ourselves?
How do we forget our minds?
We're all ghosts here
We're all ghosts you know
Hiding in our bodies
Drifting in these vessels
I say it loud and clear
Don't know if i believe it
Tonight i want your body
Don't give a fuck about your spirit
How you gonna lie to yourself?
How you gonna lie?
Tell me there's a violence here
Tell me that there's nothing inside
I can feel your fingers close
I can feel your falling clothes
Tell me that there's nothing
