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ATP's latest signing Sleepy Sun have their full length album out on the label. It's available on CD and LP with download. It's basically a big San Francisco psychedelic rock throw back with smatterings of Americana. When I first heard the 10" that preceded 'Embrace' I was reminded of Jefferson Airplane who they've been compared to so at least I know I'm not going mad. The second track 'Lord' bizarrely reminds me of The Verve but don't let that put you off. There's a big classic rock influence in the sound with bits of Deep Purple style riffs. You'll want to be wearing tie dye undies by the end of the album. Some of the more widdly bits may even appeal to fans of Wooden Shjips."YET MORE HOT PSYCH FROM THE ENVIRONS OF SAN FRANCISCO. THIS LOT FLIP BETWEEN FREAKOUTS AND DESOLATION BLUES LIKE A CROSS BETWEEN JEFFERSON AIRPLANE AND DEAD MEADOW." - Uncut
* Whether droning madly, spiralling into cascades of infinitely echoing vocals or kicking back with their blissed-out take on classic Americana rock, ATP’s bright new hopes Sleepy Sun are a band that demand your attention.
* Formed in Santa Cruz and now based in San Francisco, this intense sextet are set to release their breathtaking debut album, Embrace, in May.
* Drawing musical inspiration from Black Sabbath, Creedence Clearwater Revival, Can and Creation Records, they forged their sound in intense jams, "free flowing, heady, ’where am I?’ type jamming."
* Though they’re in the one-time home of psychedelia, it’s not San Francisco per se that influences their sound. "It comes more from Northern California itself more than any scene or city," they say.
* Recorded in Vancouver, British Columbia, in January 2008, the album is the sound of West Coast psychedelia updated for the late noughties. Golden Artifact was conceived in the band’s Santa Cruz living room, nicknamed The Dungeon for its low ceilings, low lighting, and various smells, and sounds like a dark incantation. Thunderous freakout New Age, meanwhile, was written after watching every Hellraiser and Jim Henson film in succession. Tellingly, this unique band’s catchphrase is ’Let’s Get Weird’.
* Limited Edition LP with free download.
- "Spirited bursts of dark stoner groove." Rolling Stone
- "I really like this band and their hold-your-breath, lurching stoner rock...When the dude busts out the harmonia it’s like Neil Young if he ever dropped acid." Portland Mercury
- "Best Hype Band That Didn’t Disappoint: Sleepy Sun topped a lot of the "best new bands to watch" lists...and they made good on the promise...they left the crowd at Emo’s with goosebumps." Creative Loafing
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