Sleeper’s Bell Share Road Song
Amidst a lot of the pop and rock coverage I’ve got going on today, I wanted to lighten it up with this really delicious tune from folk-ish outfit, Sleeper’s Bell. This recording represents a full band presentation of the Chicago outfit, the primary vessel for the songwriting of Blaine Teppema and Evan Green. You can hear the intricate playing style in the mix, but the accents lift this beyond a mere fireside strum. The percussion taps playfully, snapping the song to life, which goes further when the buzz of the saxophone builds an added textural layer that thickens the plot throughout. Plus, you can’t go wrong when you’re lifting a line from Townes (“Being born is going blind”), can you? Check it out courtesy of Angel Tapes.
It’s not one of those overwhelmingly crazy Fridays where I feel like I could spend a million dollars buying records, but there’s definitely some notable releases I wanted to remind you of today, several of which we’ve been repping over the last several months, like our ATH faves, Font. No need to get poetic, as your job is to jam out and find what you love, then go support the artists…so without further adieu.